Tylwch
| Tylwch | |
|---|---|
 Former railway station in Tylwch | |
  Tylwch Location withinPowys | |
| OS grid reference | SN968804 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LLANIDLOES |
| Postcode district | SY18 |
| Dialling code | 01686 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Tylwchis a small village inPowys,Wales.
Tylwch lies south of the principal town ofLlanidloeson the border ofMontgomeryshireandRadnorshire.It lies on theAfon Dulas,which once serviced a local woolen mill. Other early industries included West Fedw, a now disused lead mine. Tylwch was once home toTylwch railway station,a small but locally important station which has since been closed. In 1899 the station was the scene of an accident which witnessed a collision between a mail train and an excursion train. Five people were seriously injured and a 24-year-old woman died in the incident.[1]
References
[edit]- ^"Disaster at Tylwch,1899".history.powys.org.uk.Retrieved25 November2012.
