Rhiwcynon is an electoral ward in Powys, Wales, set in the rolling, rural landscape typical of mid‑Wales. The area is characterised by patchwork farmland, narrow lanes and small wooded valleys that make it popular for walking and outdoor pursuits rather than heavy industry.
Locally there is a small, community‑minded population with an economy focussed on hill farming, local services and a modest amount of tourism; you’ll also find the sort of stone chapels, old farmsteads and remnants of rural trades that speak to the ward’s historic, largely agricultural past. The ward is represented by councillors on the county council and retains a quiet, village‑scale social life centred on community halls and local events.
Postcode districts covering Rhiwcynon
Most populated places nearby
- Oswestry 23.7 miles
- Oswestry Rural 22.2 miles
- Newtown 4.4 miles
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 4.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Tregynon Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Aberhafesp Parish 2.6 miles
- Dwyriw Parish 2.6 miles
- Bettws Parish 2.6 miles
- Newtown West Ward 3.2 miles
- Manafon Parish 3.7 miles
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Parish 4.1 miles
- Newtown North Ward 4.2 miles
- Caersws Built-up area 4.4 miles
- Newtown Built-up area 4.4 miles
- Newtown Central and South Ward 4.7 miles
- Dolforwyn Ward 5 miles
Example postcodes in Rhiwcynon
SY16 3NW, SY16 3NL, SY21 0AX, SY16 3BZ, SY16 3EY, SY21 0AR, SY16 3NJ, SY21 0AQ, SY16 3HA … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 57 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 68.4 miles
- Newtown Railway Station 4.5 miles
- Caersws Railway Station 4.7 miles
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Schools in Rhiwcynon
- Ysgol Rhiw Bechan Primary
Local points of interest
- Llanllugan Abbey Historic site 3.1 miles
- Latham Park Stadium 4.3 miles
- Caersws FC Stadium 4.8 miles
- Kerry Hill Hill 8.6 miles
- Powis Castle Estate 10 miles
- Llwydiarth Park Estate 10.6 miles
- Welshpool Stadium 11.1 miles
- Cambrian Mountains Mountains 12 miles
- Clun Forest Forest 12 miles
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 13.4 miles
- Plynlimon Mountains 19 miles
- Rhayader Stadium 19.7 miles