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Llansantffraed (Llansantffraed-juxta-Usk) is a parish in the community of Talybont-on-Usk in Powys, Wales, near Brecon. The benefice of Llansantffraed with Llanrhystud and Llanddeiniol falls within the Diocese of St Davids in the Church in Wales.
The church of Brigid of Kildare, St Ffraed is a Grade II listed building. It was largely restored in 1690 and was completely rebuilt in 1885 by the architect Stephen W. Williams.
The parish is the burial place of the poet Henry Vaughan (1621–1695), who was born in the hamlet of Scethrog within the parish. Vaughan's grave in the churchyard, on the slopes of a hill known as Allt yr Esgair or simply The Allt, overlooks the River Usk. The poets Siegfried Sassoon, Roland Mathias, Brian Morris, Baron Morris of Castle Morris, Brian Morris and Anne Cluysenaar were all inspired to write poems by their visits to the grave. Sassoon's "At the Grave of Henry Vaughan" is the best-known of these and is read every year at the graveside following the Vaughan memorial service.
Another grave of note in the churchyard is a Grade II listed tomb erected for the Gwynne-Holford family, residents of nearby Buckland Hall. The family included James Gwynne-Holford, Conservative Member of parliament, member of parliament for Brecon (UK Parliament constituency), Brecon (died 1886).
Vaughan's twin brother, Thomas Vaughan (philosopher), Thomas Vaughan, became rector (ecclesiastical), rector of Llansantffraed in about 1644. He was forced to vacate the position in 1650, on grounds that included his having been on the Cavalier, Royalist side during the English Civil War.
The Old Rectory, which stands close by the church to the northwest, is a Grade II listed building, with an estimated date of late 18th century. It is thought to have been built as a Hunting and shooting in the United Kingdom#Hunting_lodge, hunting lodge for the Buckland estate and converted into a rectory in the 19th century, but was released by the church during the 1950s. It later became a guest house.
Photos of Llansantffraed and surrounding area
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The church of Brigid of Kildare, St Ffraed is a Grade II listed building. It was largely restored in 1690 and was completely rebuilt in 1885 by the architect Stephen W. Williams.
The parish is the burial place of the poet Henry Vaughan (1621–1695), who was born in the hamlet of Scethrog within the parish. Vaughan's grave in the churchyard, on the slopes of a hill known as Allt yr Esgair or simply The Allt, overlooks the River Usk. The poets Siegfried Sassoon, Roland Mathias, Brian Morris, Baron Morris of Castle Morris, Brian Morris and Anne Cluysenaar were all inspired to write poems by their visits to the grave. Sassoon's "At the Grave of Henry Vaughan" is the best-known of these and is read every year at the graveside following the Vaughan memorial service.
Another grave of note in the churchyard is a Grade II listed tomb erected for the Gwynne-Holford family, residents of nearby Buckland Hall. The family included James Gwynne-Holford, Conservative Member of parliament, member of parliament for Brecon (UK Parliament constituency), Brecon (died 1886).
Vaughan's twin brother, Thomas Vaughan (philosopher), Thomas Vaughan, became rector (ecclesiastical), rector of Llansantffraed in about 1644. He was forced to vacate the position in 1650, on grounds that included his having been on the Cavalier, Royalist side during the English Civil War.
The Old Rectory, which stands close by the church to the northwest, is a Grade II listed building, with an estimated date of late 18th century. It is thought to have been built as a Hunting and shooting in the United Kingdom#Hunting_lodge, hunting lodge for the Buckland estate and converted into a rectory in the 19th century, but was released by the church during the 1950s. It later became a guest house.
Governance
An Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward with the same name exists. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 1,880.References
External links
Photos of Llansantffraed and surrounding area
at geograph.org.uk {{authority control Villages in Powys