romantic", whereas the 1868 National Gazetteer dismissed it as "somewhat of a gloomy cast". Despite its size, Llanelieu was one of the least populous communities in Brecknockshire containing just 15 houses and 72 people in 1961. In 1985, it was split up, the settlement merging with the community of Talgarth, whilst the northernmost part was transferred to the new community of Gwernyfed and the extensive southern part to the new community of the Vale of Grwyney. References Villages in Powys Talgarth