Old Radnor ( cy, Pencraig) is a village and

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. The community includes Old Radnor and the villages of Yardro, Dolyhir, Burlingjobb, Evenjobb ( cy, Einsiob), Kinnerton and Walton. In the 2001 census and the 2011 Census the community had a population of 741 (390 male and 351 female) in 323 households. Old Radnor lies on a lane off the A44 to the west of the Wales–England border. The 15th-century

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, dedicated to

Saint Stephen Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ''Stéphanos'', meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", often given as a title rather than as a name; c. 5 – c. 34 AD) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first ...

, is in perpendicular gothic style, and is noted for its early organ and

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, early stained glass, fine

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and large pre-Norman

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. Lying adjacent are earthworks known as Old Radnor Castle, but it is unclear if it was ever in fact a fortification. Riddings Brook, a tributary of the

River Lugg The River Lugg ( cy, Afon Llugwy) rises near Llangynllo in Radnorshire, Wales. It flows through the border town of Presteigne and then through Herefordshire, England, where it meets its main tributary, the River Arrow, to the south of Leomi ...

, starts near Old Radnor. Old Radnor has one pub, the Harp Inn, a 15th-century farm house. New Radnor, which had replaced Old Radnor as the county town of Radnorshire, is further to the west.

Governance

An Old Radnor electoral ward exists. The ward covers the communities of Old Radnor, New Radnor and Gladestry. It elects one county councillor to

Powys County Council Powys County Council ( cy, Cyngor Sir Powys) is the local authority for Powys, one of the administrative areas of Wales. The County Hall is in Llandrindod Wells. History The county of Powys was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Governm ...

. At the 2011 Census this ward had a population of 1,562. In 2018 a Review of Electoral Arrangements proposed that Old Radnor and Gladestry be included with nearby

Painscastle Painscastle (Welsh: ''Castell-paen'') is a village and community in Powys (formerly Radnorshire), Wales which takes its name from the castle at its heart. It lies between Builth and Hay-on-Wye, approximately 3 miles from the Wales-England bord ...

under a new ward with the name Glasbury and Old Radnor. If accepted, the proposed change would take effect from the 2022 election. At the local level, Old Radnor Community Council represents the community. It comprises up to eleven community councillors representing the community wards of Old Radnor/Walton and Kinnerton/Evenjobb.

References

External links

Old Radnor Community Council
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