Penybont
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Penybont (also sometimes spelled Pen-y-Bont) is a small village and community in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales. The population of the community at the 2011 census was 428.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127511&c=LD1+5DD&d=16&e=62&g=6491048&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1447253546703&enc=1|title=Community population 2011|access-date=11 November 2015}}
The community includes the settlement of Llandegley.
Amenities
The village is served by Pen-y-Bont railway station on the Heart of Wales line.
It has an eighteenth-century coaching inn called the Severn Arms. The village also has a restored shop/museum/gallery called Thomas's Shop where there is a wool and weaving exhibition and workshop. The village hall hosts many activities and Penybont Football Club plays its matches on the race course ground. Horse harness racing takes place here each August.{{cite web | url=https://www.welsh-trotting.co.uk/article-full.php?id=9 | title=Penybont }} Penybont market was formerly{{when|date=May 2023}} a major centre for sheep and cattle sales.{{cite web | url=https://penybontlhgnotes.wordpress.com/2020/04/13/penybont-and-district-history-group-notes-2nd-march-2020-main-topic-penybont-market-derek-turner-and-panel/ | title=Penybont and District History Group Notes 2nd March 2020 Main Topic: Penybont Market – Derek Turner and Panel | date=13 April 2020 }}
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External links
- [https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=5974001 Photos of Penybont and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk]
- [http://www.midwayplants.co.uk/ Midway Plants - Midway Nurseries Website]
- {{url|http://www.penybontcc.co.uk|Penybont & District Community Council}}
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