Yscir
Yscir (or Ysgir) is a community in the county of Powys, Wales (the historic county of Brecknockshire) and is 35.3 miles (56.7 km) from Cardiff.
| Ysgir | |
|---|---|
Ysgir Location within Powys | |
| Population | 424 |
| OS grid reference | SO 004 303 |
| • Cardiff | 35.3 mi (56.8 km) |
| • London | 145.6 mi (234.3 km) |
| Community |
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| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Aberhonddu |
| Postcode district | LD3 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| Website | http://www.yscir.net/ |
Cradoc and Aberyscir are villages within the boundary of this community. Also there are the settlements of Battle and Fenni-fach. In 2011 the population of Yscir was 424 with 17.9% of them able to speak Welsh.
Aberyscir Round Cairn and two standing stones (Battle and Fennifach Standing Stones) are all Scheduled prehistoric Monuments dating back to the Celtic (pre-Roman) period.
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