Dylife
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Dylife | |
Dylife shown within the United Kingdom |
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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 • |
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
- ^ Powys Metal Mines Survey. The Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust. Retrieved on February 2008.
- ^ Mining History Research & Exploration. Dylife Lead Mines. Mike Munro (14th November 2003). Retrieved on February 2008.