Llanllwchaiarn (; ) is a village on the outskirts of
Newtown in
Powys
Powys ( , ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It borders Gwynedd, Denbighshire, and Wrexham County Borough, Wrexham to the north; the English Ceremonial counties of England, ceremo ...
, Wales. It forms part of the
community
A community is a social unit (a group of people) with a shared socially-significant characteristic, such as place, set of norms, culture, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given g ...
of
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn () is a community in mid Powys, Wales. It includes the town of Newtown and the small neighbouring village of Llanllwchaiarn. At the time of the 2011 census the population of the community was 11,357. The community coun ...
.
Aberbechan Hall was a Tudor mansion in the eastern part of the parish demolished in 1870.
The
wards
Ward may refer to:
Division or unit
* Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward
* Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...
of Llanllwchaiarn North and
Llanllwchaiarn West elect up to four councillors to
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council.
Literature
*Oliver H. N, (2000), ''Llanllwchaiarn: Church and Parish'', Newtown.
Notable people
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Thomas Blayney
Thomas Blayney (1785 – unknown) was a Welsh harpist. He was born in Llanllwchaiarn, Montgomeryshire
Montgomeryshire ( ) was Historic counties of Wales, one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolishment ...
, harpist
See also
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St Llwchaiarn's Church, Llanllwchaiarn
St Llwchaiarn's church, Llanllwchaiarn was the parish church of Llanllwchaiarn, now within the community of Newtown with Llanllwchaiarn and lies within the historic county of Montgomeryshire in Powys. The church occupies a position on rising groun ...
References
External links
Photos of Llanllwchaiarn and surrounding area on geograph
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Historic Montgomeryshire parishes
Villages in Powys