Talybont-on-Usk
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Talybont-on-Usk is a village and community
in Powys
, Wales
. It lies on both the River Usk
and the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, and in 2003 won the title of 'Powys Village of the Year'. It has a population of 743.
In 2001 it was the location of the first and only murder
as a result of a Leylandii hedge dispute, when retired Environment Agency
officer Llandis Burdon, 57, was shot dead after an alleged dispute.
Community (Wales)
A community is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest-tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England....
in Powys
Powys
Powys is a local-government county and preserved county in Wales.-Geography:Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire , and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,179 km², making it the largest county in Wales by land area.It is...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It lies on both the River Usk
River Usk
The River Usk rises on the northern slopes of the Black Mountain of mid-Wales, in the easternmost part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Initially it flows north into Usk Reservoir, then east by Sennybridge to Brecon before turning southeast to flow by Talybont-on-Usk, Crickhowell and...
and the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, and in 2003 won the title of 'Powys Village of the Year'. It has a population of 743.
In 2001 it was the location of the first and only murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
as a result of a Leylandii hedge dispute, when retired Environment Agency
Environment Agency
The Environment Agency is a British non-departmental public body of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and an Assembly Government Sponsored Body of the Welsh Assembly Government that serves England and Wales.-Purpose:...
officer Llandis Burdon, 57, was shot dead after an alleged dispute.