Llangedwyn is a village and
community
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in
Montgomeryshire
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,
Powys
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, Wales. The population of the community at the
2011 census was 402. The community includes the hamlet of .
It lies in the
Tanat Valley near to the
Wales
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England
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border. It is approximately five miles from the small town of
Llanfyllin
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and ten miles from the
Shropshire
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market town
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of
Oswestry
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. The
Berwyn mountain range is nearby, as is
Pistyll Rhaeadr waterfall. The ruins of
Owain Glyndŵr
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's
Sycharth
Sycharth was a motte and bailey castle near Llansilin, Powys, Wales. Until 1996 Sycharth was in the historic county of Denbighshire, but was then transferred to the Shire area of Montgomeryshire within Powys. Sycharth was the birthplace of ...
castle
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lie a few miles outside the village towards
Llansilin
Llansilin () is a village and community (Wales), community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, west of Oswestry. The community, which includes Llansilin village, a large rural area and the hamlets of Moelfre and Rhiwlas as well as the remote par ...
.
Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 10th Baronet, heir of
Owain Gwynedd
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, lived his final years at Llangedwyn Hall. The hall is a
Grade II listed building
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and its gardens and park are listed at Grade II* on the
.
Landmarks
The
church of Saint Cedwyn and the
Llangedywn Church In Wales Primary School is located in the village.
There was a railway station by the village called
Llangedwyn Halt, which was on the
Tanat Valley Light Railway.
Listed buildings
The following are the listed buildings in the vicinity. The listings are all Grade II designated except Henblas and Plas-uchaf:
*Bontglantanat Farmhouse and Barn (II)
*Brynffynnon (II)
*Church of St Cedwyn
*Cowhouse Range at Sycharth
*Detached Agricultural Range to the south of Bontglantanat Farmhouse
*Fila Rhosyn
*Gatepiers and Gates at Llangedwyn Hall
*Glantanat Isaf
*Glantanat Uchaf
*Golfa Isaf
*Henblas
*Hendre
*Hendy
*Llangedwyn Hall
*Lofted Outbuilding at Llangedwyn Hall
*Lofted Shed Range at Llangedwyn Hall
*Milestone at Abercynllaith
*Milestone at Coed-y-wern-ddu
*Milestone near Green Inn
*Milestone opposite Llangedwyn School
*North Stables Range with Cottages at Llangedwyn Hall
*Octagonal Stallion Stable near Llangedwyn Hall
*Outbuildings north of Green Inn
*Plas-uchaf
*Pont Glantanat Uchaf
*Pont Llanerch Emrys
*Pont Llangedwyn
*Priddbwll-bach (old house)
*Rear Building at Green Inn
*Rose Cottage
*Shed, Bullhouse and Pigsties at Sycharth
*Stable Block at Llangedwyn Hall
*Sycharth
*The Green Inn
*Walls to Formal Gardens of Llangedwyn Hall
*Williams-Wynn Monument in St Cedwyn's Churchyard
Notes
External links
Llangedwyn Community Council websiteGENUKI page
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Villages in Powys
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