Maescar

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Maes-car
Former station house site, Marshfield - geograph.org.uk - 1550212.jpg
Maes-car is located in Powys
Maes-car
Maes-car
 Maes-car shown within Powys
Population 937 
OS grid reference SN92NW96
   – Cardiff 35.4 mi (57.0 km)  
   – London 148.7 mi (239.3 km)  
Community Maescar
Principal area Powys
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Aberhonddu
Police Dyfed-Powys
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
List of places
UK
Wales
Powys

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Maescar is a community in the county of Powys, Wales, and is 35.4 miles (56.9 km) from Cardiff and 148.7 miles (239.3 km) from London.[1][2] In 2011 the population of Maescar was 937 with 24.0% of them able to speak Welsh.[3]

The villages of Defynnog and Sennybridge lies in the community of Maescar. There are around 10 round cairns and notable standing stones within the community, dating back to the Iron Age.

Governance

Maescar fall within the electoral ward calleds Maescar/Llywel. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 1,703.[4]

See also

References

  1. Bangor University Placenames Unit (Canolfan Bedwyr); accessed 9 May 2014
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  3. Welsh Government website; 2011 Census Returns and stats; accessed 9 May 2014
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