Dylife

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Dylife
Dylife (United Kingdom)
Dylife

Dylife shown within the United Kingdom
OS grid reference SN85609390
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: UKWales

Coordinates: 52°35′37″N 3°38′56″W / 52.5937, -3.649

Dylife is a village in Powys, Mid Wales located in the Cambrian Mountains on the road between Llanidloes (B4518) & Machynlleth.

The best-known surviving building in the village is the Star Inn.


[edit] History

Lead mining around Dylife began in Roman times and continued until the early 1900's[1] [2]

[edit] Reference

  1. ^ Powys Metal Mines Survey. The Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust. Retrieved on February 2008.
  2. ^ Mining History Research & Exploration. Dylife Lead Mines. Mike Munro (14th November 2003). Retrieved on February 2008.

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