Garth, Powys

Garth is a village in Powys, mid Wales, in the community of Treflys. It lies on the A483 road between Builth Wells and Beulah at the point where the B4519 joins it from the south. The River Irfon flows to the south of the village.

Gwarafog Bridge, crossing the River Irfon at Garth

Garth railway station is a request station on the Heart of Wales Line.[1]

Notable residents

Garth was associated with the Gwynne family, which included Marmaduke Gwynne (1691–1769) and his daughter Sarah, (1726–1822) who were early converts to Methodism. Sarah married Charles Wesley (1707–1788) at the nearby Llanlleonfel church in 1749.[2]

References
  1. Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map sheet 188 Builth Wells / Llanfair-ym-Muallt
  2. Marmaduke Gwynne Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, llgc.org.uk, retrieved September 2013
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