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 miles
- Shrewsbury 13.1 miles
- Rhosllannerchrugog 22.5 miles
- Wellington 23.3 miles
- Oswestry 11.9 miles
- Oswestry Rural 10.4 miles
- Newtown 15.8 miles
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 15.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Trelystan and Trewern Ward 1.3 miles
- Welshpool Gungrog Ward 2.4 miles
- Gungrog Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Welshpool Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Llandrinio Parish 3.6 miles
- Guilsfield Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Arddleen Built-up area 3.7 miles
- Bausley with Criggion Parish 3.7 miles
- Welshpool Llanerchyddol Ward 4.2 miles
- Worthen Built-up area 4.5 miles
- Forden with Leighton and Trelystan Parish 4.7 miles
- Westbury Built-up area 4.8 miles
Example postcodes in Trewern
SY21 8JF, SY21 8DP, SY21 8SZ, SY21 8EN, SY21 8DF, SY21 8DB, SY21 8JE, SY21 8DX, SY21 8HA … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 45.8 miles
- Manchester Airport 56.8 miles
- Welshpool Railway Station 3.5 miles
- Llynclys South Railway Station 8.5 miles
Hotels near Trewern Ad
- The Lowfield Inn 4.5 miles
- The Royal Oak Hotel, Welshpool 4 3.6 miles
- Long Mountain Centre 2.8 miles
- The Talbot Hotel 3 8.1 miles
- Rowton Castle 6.4 miles
- The Railway Inn 3 7 miles
- The Nags Head Inn 5 8.7 miles
- Penyvoel Hall 3 7 miles
- The Dragon Hotel 5 9.2 miles
Schools in Trewern
- Buttington Trewern C.P. School Primary
Local points of interest
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 1.7 miles
- Welshpool Stadium 3.6 miles
- Powis Castle Estate 4.7 miles
- Osbaston Wood Forest 7.8 miles
- Aston Hall Estate 10.7 miles
- Park Hall Stadium 13.4 miles
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 13.4 miles
- Bomere Wood Forest 13.9 miles
- Llanllugan Abbey Historic site 14.5 miles
- Clun Forest Forest 15.3 miles
- Llwydiarth Park Estate 15.4 miles
- Sundorne Castle Estate 15.8 miles