Maescar is a

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in the county of

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, and is 35.4 miles (56.9 km) from

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and 148.7 miles (239.3 km) from

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. It is in the historic county of

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Description

The villages of Defynnog and Sennybridge lie in the community of Maescar. There are around 10 round cairns and notable standing stones within the community, dating back to the

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. In 2011 the population of Maescar was 965 with 24.0% of inhabitants able to speak Welsh.

Governance

Maescar has a

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with eleven locally elected or co-opted community councillors. They consider planning applications and other matters of local interest. Maescar fall within the

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called Maescar/Llywel (which also includes the neighbouring communities of

Llywel Llywel () is a small village and Community (Wales), community located on the A40 road, A40, about west of Sennybridge in Powys, Wales. The Afon Gwydderig runs through the village, not far from its source. The main settlement in the community is ...

and

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). The ward elects a county councillor to sit on

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. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 1,703.

References

External links

Maescar Community Council website
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Description

Governance

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