Aberhosan
Aberhosan | |
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![]() Viewed from near Ty-gwyn farm | |
Location within Powys | |
OS grid reference | SN811973 |
Community | |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MACHYNLLETH |
Postcode district | SY20 |
Dialling code | 01654 |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Aberhosan (Welsh principal area of Powys, located between the town of Machynlleth and village of Dylife. It is in the historic county of Montgomeryshire.
) is a village in theHistory[edit]
The village school closed before 1971,[1] and is now the village hall. The village has a chapel but its shop has closed.
Wynford Vaughan-Thomas[edit]
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In 1990 a memorial was unveiled at the Cadair viewpoint (at 52°32′56″N 3°43′06″W / 52.5489°N 3.7183°W) to the broadcaster and writer Wynford Vaughan-Thomas. It is a toposcope, looking out over the rolling hills and mountains, with a depiction of Vaughan-Thomas pointing towards Snowdon, Wales' highest peak, which is just visible on a clear day.[2]
Internet issues[edit]
In September 2020 the BBC reported that the village had had serious issues with its broadband internet connectivity for the previous 18 months. BT Openreach engineers investigated the problem using a spectrum analyser and found that the issue was caused by a resident who was using an old television. After the TV was disposed of the issues ended.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ysgol Glantwymyn School Prospectus" (PDF). powys.sch.uk/.
- ^ "History aberhosan". Archived from the original on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 2008-04-16. Across the hills towards Yr Wyddfa and the Snowdonia National Park
- ^ "Internet: Old TV caused village broadband outages for 18 months". BBC News. 22 September 2020.
External links[edit]
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- Photos of Aberhosan and surrounding area on geograph
- https://thenextweb.com/insights/2020/09/22/old-tv-breaks-internet-village/