Llanidloes Without

Llanidloes Without is a rural community in north Powys (Montgomeryshire), Wales.^[1][2] Settlements within the community include Van, Oakley Park and Glan-y-nant.

Llanidloes Without
Population	661
OS grid reference	SN 9230 8679[1]
Principal area	Powys
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LLANIDLOES
Postcode district	SY18
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Montgomeryshire
Website	Llanidloes Without
List of places UK Wales Powys 52.468386°N 3.586819°W / 52.468386; -3.586819 Map of the community

Geography

The old school at Oakley Park

Llanidloes Without is a rural community with few settlements, located in Mid-Wales. It surrounds the town of Llanidloes on three sides, but does not include it. Its boundaries include Llyn Clywedog Lake in the north and the River Severn to the south.^[2] It is bordered by the Powys communities of Trefeglwys to the north, Llangurig to the south, Llandinam to the east and shares a small border with the Ceredigion community of Blaenrheidol to the west.^[1]

The community had a population of 661 according to the 2011 UK Census, of which 370 were born in Wales.^[3]

Governance

Llanidloes Without has its own community council, comprising seven community councillors and a clerk, who oversee planning applications and other issues of local interest.^[4]

The community is part of the Blaen Hafren electoral ward (with the neighbouring Llangurig and Trefeglwys communities) which sends a county councillor to sit on Powys County Council.