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 miles38.2 km
- Oswestry Rural 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Newtown 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 4.1 miles6.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Tregynon Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Aberhafesp Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Dwyriw Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Bettws Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Newtown West Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Manafon Parish 3.7 miles6 km
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Parish 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Newtown North Ward 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Caersws Built-up area 4.4 miles7 km
- Newtown Built-up area 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Newtown Central and South Ward 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Dolforwyn Ward 5 miles8 km
Example postcodes in Rhiwcynon
SY16 3DE, SY16 3EJ, SY16 3DQ, SY16 3JS, SY16 3JW, SY16 3JR, SY16 3PP, SY16 3EH, SY16 3LR … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 57 miles91.7 km
- Birmingham International Airport 68.4 miles110.1 km
- Newtown Railway Station 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Caersws Railway Station 4.7 miles7.5 km
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Schools in Rhiwcynon
- Ysgol Rhiw Bechan Primary
Local points of interest
- Llanllugan Abbey Historic site 3.1 miles5 km
- Latham Park Stadium 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Caersws FC Stadium 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Kerry Hill Hill 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Powis Castle Estate 10 miles16.1 km
- Llwydiarth Park Estate 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Welshpool Stadium 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Cambrian Mountains Mountains 12 miles19.3 km
- Clun Forest Forest 12 miles19.3 km
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Plynlimon Mountains 19 miles30.5 km
- Rhayader Stadium 19.7 miles31.7 km