Derwenlas
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Derwenlas is a hamlet in northern Powys, Wales. It is part of the community of Cadfarch.
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Derwenlas | |
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Location within Powys | |
OS grid reference | SN723991 |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MACHYNLLETH |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
52.57517°N 3.88493°W / 52.57517; -3.88493 |
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Part of the historic county of Montgomeryshire (Sir Drefaldwyn) from 1536 to 1974, it lies on the River Dyfi and was once a port serving the market town of Machynlleth. Derwenlas lies on the A487 trunk road from Machynlleth to Aberystwyth.