- Abermule
infobox UK place
country = Wales
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latitude= 52.54281
longitude= -3.23662
official_name= Abermule
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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= 01686
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OldMapsCounty=Abermule ( _cy. Abermiwl) is a village in
Powys ,mid Wales , located on theRiver Severn .Amenities
The village has one primary school - Abermule CP School; previously called Dolforwyn CP School - a
village shop , a caravan park, a growing number of new houses and one good pub The Abermule Hotel.History
Nearby are the remains of
Dolforwyn Castle , the only castle built by the last native prince of Gwynedd of direct descent,Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan ,Prince of Wales .Railway
Abermule was the junction for a short
branch railway to Kerry closed in 1956.The village was the site of the
Abermule train collision on 26 January 1921, which killed 17 passengers, including theCambrian Railways chairman, Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest ofMachynlleth .References
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