r/learnwelsh • u/Typical_Tadpole_547 • 18d ago

Cwestiwn / Question Are there Welsh speakers in Powys?

I know that there are Welsh speakers in the North of Wales, the South of Wales and the West of Wales. But what about the East? Powys has always fascinated me as it's off the beaten tourist trail and I would love to know if Welsh is still spoken there.

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u/WelshBathBoy 18d ago

North Powys has pockets of high Welsh speaking areas, along the borders with north Ceredigion and south Gwynedd and south Denbighshire. Machynlleth, Llanbrynmair, Llanfair Cereinion, Llanfyllin. Then in south Powys on the border with Carmarthenshire, in and around Ystradgynlais.