page_title: Talgarth
section_title: Culture and community
hierarchical_section_title: Talgarth / Culture and community
caption_attribution_description: English: War Memorial by the riverbank at Talgarth, Powys, Wales
context_page_description: Talgarth is a market town, community and electoral ward in southern Powys, Mid Wales, about 12 miles north of Crickhowell. Notable buildings in the town include its 14th-century parish church and 13th-century Pele Tower, located in the town centre, now home to the Tourist Information and Resource Centre. According to traditional accounts Talgarth was the capital of the early medieval Welsh Kingdom of Brycheiniog. It is in the historic county of Brecknockshire. In 2011 it had a population of 1,724.
context_section_description: In August, the Talgarth Festival of the Black Mountains is held, a popular countryside event which takes place each year. Talgarth Walking Festival takes place every May, making use of the town's position at the foot of the Black Mountains.
  The town also has a dazzling annual Christmas lights display, organised by Talgarth Town Council and a team of volunteers.
  Talgarth held important links with healthcare for many years as the home of the large psychiatric hospital, the Mid Wales Hospital and the Mid and West Wales College of Nursing and Midwifery. Changes in health legislation in the 1980s saw the need for such hospitals to be closed. The Mid Wales Hospital closed for good in the 1990s. Since the early 2000s, regeneration efforts have been in place to support Talgarth's future. It has since benefited from a new relief road, to remove trunk road traffic from its centre, allowing new businesses to open and buildings to be renovated and restored. It's historic mill in the centre of town featured on the BBC's Village SOS series and now attracts a new type of visitor to the area.
caption: Talgarth War Memorial
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