What is Caersws?
{{infobox UK place |country = Wales |official_name= Caersws |welsh_name=Caersŵs | population = 1,586 | population_ref = (2011 census) |unitary_wales= [[Powys]] |lieutenancy_wales= [[Powys]] |region= Montgomeryshire |constituency_westminster= [[Montgomeryshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Montgomeryshire]] |post_town= CAERSWS |postcode_district = SY17 |postcode_area= SY |dial_code= 01650 |os_grid_reference= SO0392 |london_distance= |static_image= Caersws Village Hall - geograph.org.uk - 1384391.jpg |static_image_caption= Caersws Village Hall }} '''Caersws''' ([[Welsh language|Welsh]]: ''Caersŵs'') is a [[village]] and community in [[Powys]], a county in [[Wales]]. It is in the [[Historic counties of Wales|historic county]] of [[Montgomeryshire]]. It is situated 5 miles (8 km) west of [[Newtown, Powys|Newtown]] and is halfway between [[Aberystwyth]] and [[Shrewsbury]], [[England]]. The 2011 census found that the community had a population of 1,586 people and the village itself had a population of just over 800 people. The community includes the settlements of [[Clatter, Powys|Clatter]], [[Llanwnnog]] and [[Pontdolgoch]]. ==Transport== The village has a [[Caersws railway station|railway station]] on the [[Cambrian Line]] between [[Shrewsbury]] and [[Aberystwyth]] and [[Pwllheli]]. The station is served by [[Transport for Wales Rail Services|Transport for Wales]] trains that head west to [[Aberystwyth railway station|Aberystwyth]] and [[Pwllheli railway station|Pwllheli]] and trains that head east to [[Shrewsbury railway station|Shrewsbury]]. Most of the trains that head east from the station continue past Shrewsbury and end at [[Birmingham International railway station|Birmingham International]]. ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Caersws Post Office - geograph.org.uk - 1384710.jpg|Caersws Post Office File:The river bridge, Caerws, Powys - geograph.org.uk - 1344708.jpg|A bridge over the [[River Severn]] in Caersws File:Entering Caersws - geograph.org.uk - 1608688.jpg|Houses in Caersws File:Caersws railway station