The parish of Trewern sits in rural Powys in mid-Wales, within the historic bounds of Montgomeryshire and not far from the England–Wales border. It comprises rolling farmland, meadows and a scattering of hamlets rather than a single large village, set within the upper river valleys and quiet lanes popular with walkers and wildlife watchers.
Local life is quietly community‑centred, with a parish church, village hall and a handful of traditional inns and farms; the economy remains largely agricultural though many residents commute to nearby market towns such as Welshpool and Newtown. Historic farmhouses and field patterns give a clear sense of a long rural past, while the landscape’s rivers and hedged fields define the parish’s character.
Postcode districts covering Trewern
Most populated places nearby
- Telford 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Shrewsbury 13.1 miles21 km
- Rhosllannerchrugog 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Wellington 23.3 miles37.4 km
- Oswestry 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Oswestry Rural 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Newtown 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 15.2 miles24.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Trelystan and Trewern Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Welshpool Gungrog Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Gungrog Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Welshpool Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Llandrinio Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Guilsfield Built-up area 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Arddleen Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
- Bausley with Criggion Parish 3.7 miles6 km
- Welshpool Llanerchyddol Ward 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Worthen Built-up area 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Forden with Leighton and Trelystan Parish 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Westbury Built-up area 4.8 miles7.7 km
Example postcodes in Trewern
SY21 8BY, SY21 8DH, SY21 8JB, SY21 8DJ, SY21 8DY, SY21 8DX, SY21 8DW, SY21 8JE, SY21 8EJ … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 45.8 miles73.7 km
- Manchester Airport 56.8 miles91.5 km
- Welshpool Railway Station 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Llynclys South Railway Station 8.5 miles13.7 km
Hotels near Trewern Ad
- The Royal Oak Hotel, Welshpool, Mid Wales 4 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Rowton Castle Hotel 6.5 miles10.4 km
- The Lion Hotel 7.3 miles11.7 km
- The Dragon Hotel 5 9.2 miles14.8 km
- The Kings Head 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Talbot Hotel 8.1 miles13.1 km
Schools in Trewern
- Buttington Trewern C.P. School Primary
Local points of interest
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Welshpool Stadium 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Powis Castle Estate 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Osbaston Wood Forest 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Aston Hall Estate 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Park Hall Stadium 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Bomere Wood Forest 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Llanllugan Abbey Historic site 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Clun Forest Forest 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Llwydiarth Park Estate 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Sundorne Castle Estate 15.8 miles25.5 km