Carno

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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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accessdate = February 2008 ]

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.

Wind Farm

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