Carno

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Carno
Carno shown within the United Kingdom
Principal area	Powys
Ceremonial county	Powys
Constituent country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	SY
Dialling code	01650
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
European Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Montgomeryshire
List of places: UK • Wales •

Coordinates: 52°33′24″N 3°31′55″W / 52.556565, -3.531906

1 Description
2 History
3 Famous associations
4 Wind Farm
5 Reference
6 External links

[edit] Description

Carno is a village in Powys, Mid Wales located on the main A470 road between Llanbrynmair & Caersws.

[edit] 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.^[1]

[edit] Famous associations

The designer & entrepreneur Laura Ashley (1925 - 1985) is buried in the churchyard at Carno ^[2].
It was home to the family of Morris Llewellyn Humphreys, who was born in the village in 1899.

[edit] Wind Farm

Carno Wind Farm, which has the largest production capacity in the UK, started operation in October 1996. Consisting of 56 wind turbines each of 600 kilowatts (kW) maximum output, the combined maximum power of 33.6 megawatts (MW) made Carno the largest Wind Farm in Europe at the time of its construction. The total project cost was approximately £26 million.
The wind farm covers an area of over 600 hectares, situated on a plateau to the west of the village, 400 metres above sea level, on Trannon Moor. ^[3] ^[4]

Information:

Number of turbines: 56
Turbine manufacturer: Bonus Energy A/S, Denmark
Turbine rating: 600kW.
Combined maximum power: 33.6MW
Tower height to hub: 31.5m
Blade number and diameter: 3 blades, each 44m long
Annual production: 90 million units
Wildlife information: 37 species of birds. 512 species of insects & spiders, including one Red Data Book entry, the nationally scarce Trechus rivularis ground beetle.
Archaeological features: Bronze Age cairns, standing stones and a possible Roman road crossing from east to west.

Public footpaths cross the site and are waymarked on Ordnance Survey maps.