Pen-y-Bont-Fawr is a small, upland community in north Powys, Wales, set in the attractive Tanat Valley on the northern fringes of the Berwyn hills and close to the border with Shropshire. The landscape is typical of the area: rolling pasture, hedged fields and pockets of woodland, with good access for walkers and an understated rural charm rather than any urban bustle.
Locally the economy leans on hill farming, forestry and a modest amount of tourism such as holiday cottages and walking visitors, while social life centres on village groups, the little church and community events that reflect the area’s long ties to historic Montgomeryshire and a mixed Welsh–English cultural identity. Traditional stone cottages and lanes give the place a sense of continuity, and the quiet lanes and surrounding hills make it popular with those seeking low-key countryside escapes.
Postcode districts covering Pen-y-Bont-Fawr
Most populated places nearby
- Wrexham 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Rhosllannerchrugog 19.3 miles31 km
- Oswestry 14 miles22.5 km
- Oswestry Rural 13 miles21 km
- Brymbo 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Newtown 20.5 miles33 km
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 20 miles32.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Llangynog Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Banwy, Llanfihangel and Llanwddyn Ward 4 miles6.5 km
- Llanwddyn Parish 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Llanfyllin Built-up area 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Llanfihangel Parish 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant and Llansilin Ward 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Llangedwyn Parish 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Pontrobert Built-up area 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Llanfechain Built-up area 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Llandrillo Parish 8 miles12.9 km
- Ceiriog Ucha Parish 8.1 miles13 km
Example postcodes in Pen-y-Bont-Fawr
SY10 0PG, SY10 0PA, SY10 0NS, SY10 0HR, SY10 0HY, SY10 0PB, SY10 0PQ, SY10 0EL, SY10 0EN … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 42.4 miles68.3 km
- Manchester Airport 59.3 miles95.5 km
- Carrog 12.3 miles19.9 km
- Glyndyfrdwy 12.6 miles20.3 km
Hotels near Pen-y-Bont-Fawr Ad
- Lake Vyrnwy Hotel & Spa 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
- The New Inn Hotel 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Pale Hall Hotel 5 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Tyddyn Llan Restaurant with Rooms 5 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Old New Inn, Llanfyllin 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Lion Hotel 9.4 miles15.1 km
- The Kings Head 8.4 miles13.6 km
Schools in Pen-y-Bont-Fawr
- Ysgol Pennant Primary
Local points of interest
- Berwyn Mountains 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Llwydiarth Park Estate 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Maes Tegid Stadium 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Llanllugan Abbey Historic site 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Powis Castle Estate 14 miles22.5 km
- Welshpool Stadium 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Osbaston Wood Forest 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Park Hall Stadium 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Aston Hall Estate 15.8 miles25.5 km
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 17.1 miles27.5 km