Llanwrin () is a small village in the valley of the Afon Dyfi in

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about two miles north-east of

Machynlleth Machynlleth () is a market town, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales and within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire. It is in the Dyfi Valley at the intersection of the A487 and the A489 roads. At the 2001 Census it had a pop ...

History and background

Historically, it was in the county of

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( cy, Sir Drefaldwyn). The village is named after its church, dedicated to St. Gwrin, which dates from late medieval times and was last restored in 1864. The nearby historically significant house of

Mathafarn Mathafarn is a house and farm near Llanwrin, in Wales. The earliest house here was built before 1485, and Mathafarn plays a significant role in Welsh and English history. History The earliest reference to Mathafarn is in 1485. Henry Tudor was ...

dates back to at least 1485. Once a thriving community with its own

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and village shop, all long since closed, in recent years the village has been a collection of houses stretched along the B4404 road.

Straw man

Llanwrin is known locally, for its various

Straw man A straw man (sometimes written as strawman) is a form of argument and an informal fallacy of having the impression of refuting an argument, whereas the real subject of the argument was not addressed or refuted, but instead replaced with a false o ...

characters which are located from time to time on the small triangle shaped

village green A village green is a common open area within a village or other settlement. Historically, a village green was common grassland with a pond for watering cattle and other stock, often at the edge of a rural settlement, used for gathering cattle t ...

. Image:Strawman & Dog.jpg, The

Strawman A straw man (sometimes written as strawman) is a form of argument and an informal fallacy of having the impression of refuting an argument, whereas the real subject of the argument was not addressed or refuted, but instead replaced with a false o ...

File:Eglwys Sant Ust a Sant Dyfrig, Llanwrin Church of St Ust and St Dyfrig, Llanwrin, Powys, Cymru Wales 03.JPG, Church of St Ust and St Dyfrig

References

External links

Photos of Llanwrin and surrounding area on geograph

Eco Dyfi Valley Partnership

Map of Llanwrin in 1837
Villages in Powys Glantwymyn {{Powys-geo-stub