Newbridge-on-Wye

Newbridge-on-Wye
Radnorshire
All Saints Church
Location
Grid reference:	SO0149058333
Location:	52°12’50"N, 3°26’31"W
Data
Post town:	Llandrindod Wells
Postcode:	LD1
Dialling code:	01597
Local Government
Council:	Powys
Parliamentary constituency:	Brecon & Radnorshire

Newbridge-on-Wye is a small village in Radnorshire. It lies, as its name suggests, on the River Wye which here forms the county boundary with Brecknockshire. It lies seven miles downstream from the market town of Rhayader.

Location

Newbridge-on-Wye is located roughly in the middle of Wales. The main road running through the village is the A470, running from Rhayader to the north and Builth Wells to the south. The B4358 also passes through the village; it runs from Beulah in the west through to Llandrindod Wells in the east. This road system is useful for commuters traveling from west and north-west Wales to areas in the south.

History

Newbridge-on-Wye was historically a stop off point for drovers, who moved livestock from place to place. Newbridge-on-Wye proved to be an ideal location for drovers to stop and rest because it afforded a safe crossing-point on the river Wye. This led to a settlement forming, including a large number of pubs. This fact is celebrated by the statue of a drover on the village green. Newbridge-on-Wye also sited a railway station on the Mid Wales Railway, until its closure on December 31, 1962. The site of the station is now occupied by a housing estate, although the old railway bridge still remains.

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