Abermule
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| Population | 900 |
| OS grid reference | [[[:Template:Ordnance Survey url]] SO162947] |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Montgomery |
| Postcode district | SY15 |
| Dialling code | 01686 |
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| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
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Abermule (Template:Langx) is a village lying on the River Severn 6 km (4 miles) northeast of Newtown in Powys, mid Wales. The A483 Swansea to Chester trunk road, the Cambrian Line railway, connecting Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury, and the Montgomery Canal, close to the river, all pass through Abermule. The village had a population of 900 as of the 2011 census.[2]
The village is part of the Abermule with Llandyssil community.[3]
Amenities
The village has one primary school - Abermule CP School; previously called Dolforwyn CP School - a caravan park, a growing number of new houses, a community centre/playing fields, two parks for children, a bowling green, two tennis courts, and one pub - The Abermule Inn. Abermule is also home to Wales's first privately owned natural burial site, Green Lane Burial Field.[4]
History
Nearby are the remains of Dolforwyn Castle, the only castle built by the last native prince of Gwynedd of direct descent, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales. In 2006 a Roman Road was found while building the Felin Hafren estate.
Transport
Rail
Abermule railway station was closed as part of the Beeching cuts in 1965. The Cambrian railway users group has called for the reinstatement of this station. Abermule had earlier been the junction for a short branch railway to Kerry, closed in 1956.
The Abermule train collision on 26 January 1921 killed 17 passengers, including a Cambrian Railways director, Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest of Machynlleth.
Bus
Abermule is served by regular bus services to Llanidloes, Montgomery, Newtown, Rhayader, Shrewsbury, and Welshpool.[5]
Notable residents
- Composer Philip Heseltine, pseudonym Peter Warlock, lived at Abermule before and after the First World War.
- Jack Fairweather (writer), was raised in Abermule.[6] War correspondent and winner of 2019 Costa Book of the Year with The Volunteer.
Sport
Football
Abermule FC, who play behind the Primary School in the centre of Abermule, has been part of the Montgomeryshire football scene since 1970 and enters its 50th year in 2020. The current team plays in the Mid Wales Football league.
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Location of Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr". parliament.uk. July 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Powys County Council - Election of Community Councillors" (PDF). Government of Powys. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BBC NEWS - UK - Wales - Mid - Bookings soar for 'green' burials".
- ^ Bus Times – Abermule
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Abermule author Jack Fairweather nominated for prestigious Costa Book Award". Powis County Times. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
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