Llandrindod Wells is known to the local as Llandod and is located in mid Wales' historical Radnorshire boundaries. During the 19th century it grew as a spa town. It was during the mid-18th centuries that the supposed healing qualities of the town's spring water brought in visitors and gave the town a strong financial boom. This boom lead to the building of a splendid hotel at Llandrindod Hall. The town start to see a decline the late 18th and early 19th centuries but was brought back to former glory with the addition of the Heart of Wales Line. The railway made it possible to access Llandrindod from Northwest England, the Midlands and South Wales. In 1862 when the common was enclosed, the town was expanded with the building of new hotels, shops, houses and streets to go with them.
From May to Mid-September, what is known as the "season", the visitors to the town would bathe in the water from the pump rooms located at the Pump House Hotel and Rock park while being entertained by orchestras. There were many shops, including the Central Wales Emporium, as well as hotels and boarding houses. The marshland near the Pump House Hotel was drained in the 1870s to make a ornamental lake. A 9-hole golf course was then opened beside the lake on a commons. The course was later replaced with the current 18-hold course that is set on the hills above the lake.
In 1974 the local government was reorganized to make Llandrindod the capital of the county of Powys, which had been newly formed. This brought a flood of residents who were employed with the new bureaucracies who had high salaries that were figured on the national pay scale. This couples with the areas low cost of living lead to a boost to the town's economy as the new wealthy residents spent their high salaries on housing, shopping, dining and entertainment. The town's economy has again lagged in recent year due to the closing of many important industries as well as the carpet and stationery factories.
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