| Bronllys | |
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 Detached Tower of St Mary's Church, Bronllys | |
  Bronllys Location withinPowys | |
| Area | 12.2 km2 (4.7 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 853 (2011)[2] |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SO144350 |
| • Cardiff | 58 km (36 mi) South |
| • London | 223 km (139 mi) East |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRECON |
| Postcode district | LD3 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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Bronllys is a village andcommunity situated inPowys, Wales, nestled between the towns ofBrecon andTalgarth. The village is part of the historic county ofBrecknockshire (Breconshire) and serves as an electoral ward forPowys County Council. The community also encompasses the nearby village ofLlyswen.
Bronllys has recently seen infrastructure improvements with the construction of a bypass as part of the Talgarth Relief Road and Bronllys Bypass scheme, which has helped to ease traffic congestion in the area. Despite its small size, the village offers amenities such as a swimming pool, a small leisure centre, a post office, and ahospital.
One of the village's notable historical landmarks is Bronllys Castle, amotte and bailey fortress standing south of the village, towardsTalgarth. The castle was originally founded around 1100 byRichard Fitz Pons, the owner of the adjacent Herefordshirebarony of Clifford, who was a supporter ofBernard of Neufmarché, theLord of Brecknock (in which the land around Bronllys fell). The castle initially featured a wooden structure typical of the motte-and-bailey design.
By the time it became a crown property in 1521, Bronllys Castle had fallen into significant disrepair, a fact recorded by the antiquarianJohn Leland. By 1583, the castle's condition had deteriorated further. Today, the castle is managed byCadw, the organization responsible for preserving historic monuments in Wales, and it is open to the public between April and October.[3]
The minor WelshbardBedo Brwynllys lived in Bronllys in the 15th century. His poetry is characteristic of a follower or imitator ofDafydd ap Gwilym and is mainly love poetry or religious poetry and some eulogistic poems such as his elegy forSir Richard Herbert of Coldbrook, written in 1469.
Anelectoral ward in the same name exists. This ward includesErwood and at the 2011 Census had a total population of 1,282.[4] The ward elects a county councillor toPowys County Council.
