It is a rural area and includes the settlements of Howey and Crossway and the Caerwnon Park retirement park. It is located to the south of Llandrindod Wells and a few miles to the north of Builth Wells.[2]
The dispersed village of Disserth has a Grade I listed church, St Cewydd's, which dates from the medieval period. It has an unrestored interior with box pews, dating from the 17th and 18th centuries.[3]
Governance
Disserth and Trecoed has a community council with seven elected community councillors.[4]
The Disserth and Trecoed ward elected a county councillor to Powys County Council. Since 1995 it was represented by Labour, an Independent, the Liberal Democrats and the Conservative Party.[5] Boundary changes for the 2022 elections combined the community with Newbridge ward of Llanyre community, to form the Powys County Council ward of Disserth and Trecoed with Newbridge.[6]