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Rhulen

Rhulen is a hamlet and former parish in Powys, Wales. It was a civil parish, and after 1974 a community, until it was abolished on 1 April 1983. At the 1971 census, the last before the parish was abolished, it had a population of 28.

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Rhulen
Rhulen
Location within Powys
Community
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Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
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UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament

Rhulen (Welsh: Rhiwlen, standardised as Rhiwlen bilingually1) is a hamlet and former parish in Powys, Wales. It was a civil parish, and after 1974 a community, until it was abolished on 1 April 1983.2 At the 1971 census, the last before the parish was abolished, it had a population of 28.3

The parish was in the historic county of Radnorshire.4 Its name is attested as Ruylnynnan in 1232 and as Ryulan around 1291. In the mid-16th century it was spelt Rulen or Riwlen, closer to the current spelling. The name likely comes from rhiw ("hill") and glan ("slope").5

The church in Rhulen is dedicated to St David.5

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References

  1. "Rhiwlen". www.welshlanguagecommissioner.wales.
  2. "Builth Registration District". www.ukbmd.org.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  3. "Rhiwlen Parish : Total Population". www.visionofbritain.org.uk.
  4. "Genuki: Rhiwlen / Rhulen, Radnorshire". www.genuki.org.uk.
  5. "Rhulen - Introduction" (PDF). heneb.org.uk.