Carno

Carno

infobox UK place
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latitude= 52.556565
longitude= -3.531906
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official_name= Carno
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unitary_wales= Powys
lieutenancy_wales= Powys
constituency_westminster= Montgomeryshire
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postcode_district = SY
postcode_area= SY
dial_code= 01650
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Carno is a village in Powys, Mid Wales located on the main A470 road between Llanbrynmair & Caersws.

History

Carno was the original Welsh base of the Laura Ashley company when Bernard and Laura moved there from Kent in 1961. The factory closed in 2005. [cite web
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title = Laura Ashley shuts 'home' factory
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accessdate = February 2008
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Famous associations

*The designer & entrepreneur Laura Ashley (1925 - 1985) is buried in the churchyard at Carno [ [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=2564 Laura Ashley burial place] ] .
*It was home to the family of Morris Llewellyn Humphreys, who was born in the village in 1899.

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