Llanfechain
Llanfechain is a small village located in northern Powys, mid-Wales, between Llanfyllin and Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain. It has a population of approximately 600 people.[1]
Features include a local pub, "plas-y-dinas", a small primary school and a village hall. The parish church, St Garmon's, was originally constructed in Norman times, and still retains many original features.[2] The village has held a traditional village show on the August bank holiday weekend every year since 1966.[1]
The village was served by the Llanfyllin branch of the Cambrian Railway, which has since been dismantled.[3]
Llanfechain was the birthplace of Walter Davies, who undertook printed surveys of the rural economy and society of Wales at the turn of the 19th century.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Llanfechain Village Show". http://www.llanfechain-show.co.uk/. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ "Church of St Garmon , Llanfechain". Montgomeryshire Churches Survey. http://www.cpat.demon.co.uk/projects/longer/churches/montgom/16408.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ "Victorian Llanfechain". Victorian Powys for Schools. http://history.powys.org.uk/school1/llanfyllin/fec1902.shtml. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ "Walter Davies ('Gwallter Mechain') and The Board of Agriculture". The National Library of Wales. http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=598. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
[edit] External links
- Llanfechain C in W Primary School
- Llanfechain Village website
- Photos of Llanfechain and surrounding area on geograph
- Llanfechain Community Website
- Llanfechain Show Website
Coordinates: 52°46′28″N 3°12′07″W / 52.7744°N 3.2019°W
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