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  Abermule shown within the United Kingdom |
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| Principal area | Powys |
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| Ceremonial county | Powys |
| Constituent country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | SY |
| Dialling code | 01686 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| European Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Montgomeryshire |
| List of places: UK • Wales • | |
Abermule (Welsh: Abermiwl) is a village in Powys, mid Wales, located on the River Severn.
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Amenities
The village has one primary school - Abermule CP School; previously called Dolforwyn CP School - a village shop, a caravan park, a growing number of new houses and one good pub The Abermule Hotel.
History
Nearby are the remains of Dolforwyn Castle, the only castle built by the last native prince of Gwynedd of direct descent, Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan, Prince of Wales.
Railway
Abermule was the junction for a short branch railway to Kerry closed in 1956. It also had its own station until it was closed as part of the Beeching cuts in 1965. The Cambrian railway users group has called for the reinstatement of this station.
The village was the site of the Abermule train collision on 26 January 1921, which killed 17 passengers, including the Cambrian Railways chairman, Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest of Machynlleth.
It currently has some buses, running to Welshpool, Newtown and Montgomery
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