Ystradgynlais

Statistics
Population:	{{{Population}}}
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	Maps for SN793106
Administration
Principal area:	Powys
Nation:	Wales
Other
Police force:	Dyfed-Powys Police
Ceremonial county:	Powys
Historic county:	Brecknockshire
Post office and telephone
Post town:	SWANSEA
Postal district:	SA9
Dialling code:	+44-1639
Politics
UK Parliament:	Brecon & Radnorshire
European Parliament:	Wales

Ystradgynlais is a town on the River Tawe in south west Powys, Wales. It the traditionally lies in Brecknockshire. The town grew around the iron-making, coal-mining and watch-making industries. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... For local government purposes, Wales is divided into 22 unitary authorities. ... Powys is an administrative county in Wales, over 2000 sq. ... Home Nations is a term used to refer to the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (collectively, but also as separate entities, distinct from the United Kingdom as a whole), or the nations of the British Isles (traditionally... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... There are a number of policing agencies in the United Kingdom. ... Dyfed-Powys Police is a police force in Wales. ... The Preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy. ... Powys is an administrative county in Wales, over 2000 sq. ... Wales has thirteen traditional counties (or vice counties). ... Brecknockshire, also known as Breconshire or, in Welsh, as Sir Frycheiniog is an inland traditional county of Wales, bounded N. by Radnorshire, E. by Herefordshire and Monmouthshire, S. by Monmouthshire and Glamorgan, and W. by Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... To see the list in alphabetical order see the categories UK Parliamentary constituencies and UK Parliamentary constituencies (historic). ... Brecon and Radnorshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... Wales is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... the River Tawe is a river in south Wales which meets the sea at Swansea (Abertawe in Welsh). ... Powys is an administrative county in Wales, over 2000 sq. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... Wales has thirteen traditional counties (or vice counties). ... Brecknockshire, also known as Breconshire or, in Welsh, as Sir Frycheiniog is an inland traditional county of Wales, bounded N. by Radnorshire, E. by Herefordshire and Monmouthshire, S. by Monmouthshire and Glamorgan, and W. by Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire. ... General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ... Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the extraction of coal from the Earth for use as fuel. ... A wrist watch A watch is a small portable clock that displays the time and sometimes the day, date, month and year. ...

Ystradgynlais hosted the 1954 edition of the National Eisteddfod, which dating back even to 1176 is an annual Welsh festival of literature, music, and song. 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Eisteddfod (literally sitting) is a Welsh festival of literature, music, and song. ... Events May 22 - Murder attempt by the Hashshashin on Saladin near Aleppo Raynald of Chatillon released from prison in Aleppo May 29 - Frederick Barbarossa is defeated in the Battle of Legnano by the Lombard League leading to the pactum Anagninum (the Agreement of Anagni) September 17 - Seljuk Turks defeat Manuel... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... The 2006 Sinulog festival in the Philippines Renaissance festival A festival or fest is an event, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some theme, sometimes on some unique aspect of the community. ... Literature is literally acquaintance with letters as in the first sense given in the Oxford English Dictionary (from the Latin littera meaning an individual written character (letter)). The term has generally come to identify a collection of texts, which in Western culture are mainly prose, both fiction and non-fiction... Music is a human activity which involves structured and audible sounds, which is used for artistic or aesthetic, entertainment, or ceremonial purposes. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (possibly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ...

The century-old award-winning Ystradgynlais Public Band competed in the 2005 National Eisteddfod.

External links

• All Sites in Ystradgynlais (14 sites)
• Ystradgynlais on Best of Wales