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'''Llansantffraed''' (Llansantffraed-juxta-Usk)<ref>{{cite book|title=Breconshire|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=lPM8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA163|publisher=CUP Archive|pages=163–|id=GGKEY:QG71J8NPWLF}}</ref> is a parish in the community of [[Talybont-on-Usk]] in [[Powys]], Wales near [[Brecon]]. The benefice of Llansantffraed with [[Llanrhystud]] and [[Llanddeiniol]] falls within the [[diocese of St David's]] in the [[Church in Wales]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://parish.churchinwales.org.uk/d849/|title=Benefice of Llansantffraed with Llanrhystud and Llanddeiniol|publisher= Church in Wales|accessdate = 28 April 2016}}</ref>
'''Llansantffraed''' is a parish in the community of [[Talybont-on-Usk]] in [[Powys]], Wales near [[Brecon]].


[[File:Grade II listed Llansantffraed Church (geograph 2590550).jpg|left|thumb|St Fraid's church]]
[[File:Grade II listed Llansantffraed Church (geograph 2590550).jpg|left|thumb|St Fraid's church]]
The church of St Ffraid (or St Bridget) is a grade II* listed building.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-7638-church-of-st-ffraid-llansantffraid|title= Church of St Ffraid, Llansantffraid|publisher= British Listed Buildings|accessdate = 15 December 2013}}</ref> It was rebuilt in 1885.
The church of St Ffraid (or St Bridget) is a grade II* listed building.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-7638-church-of-st-ffraid-llansantffraid|title= Church of St Ffraid, Llansantffraid|publisher= British Listed Buildings|accessdate = 15 December 2013}}</ref> It was largely restored in 1690 and was completely rebuilt in 1885 by the architect [[Stephen W. Williams]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://powysenc.weebly.com/llanigon---llansantffraed.html|title=Llanigon - Llansantffraed|website=Powys Local History Encyclopedia|accessdate = 28 April 2016}}</ref>


The parish is the burial place of the poet [[Henry Vaughan]] (1621–1695), who was born in the hamlet of [[Scethrog]] within the parish. Vaughan's grave in the churchyard, on the slopes of a hill known as Allt-yr-Esgair or simply The Allt,<ref name="Williamson1953">{{cite book|author=Edward W. Williamson|title=Henry Vaughn|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=7GhKAAAAMAAJ|year=1953}}</ref> overlooks the [[River Usk]]. The poets [[Siegfried Sassoon]], [[Roland Mathias]], [[Brian Morris, Baron Morris of Castle Morris|Brian Morris]] and [[Anne Cluysenaar]] were all inspired to write poems by their visits to the grave. Sassoon's "At the Grave of Henry Vaughan" is the best-known of these and is read every year at the graveside following the Vaughan memorial service.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.brecknocksociety.co.uk/henry-vaughan.html|title= Henry Vaughan, Poet and Physician: Grave and heritage at Llansantffraed, Brecknockshire|publisher= Brecknock Society and Museum Friends|accessdate = 28 April 2016}}</ref>
The parish is the birth and burial place of the poet [[Henry Vaughan]] (1621–1695) whose grave in the churchyard overlooks the [[River Usk]].

Vaughan's twin brother, [[Thomas Vaughan (philosopher)|Thomas Vaughan]], became rector of Llansantffraed in about 1644.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.davidgill.co.uk/cg/landlit/llansantffraed.html|title= Landscape and Literature|publisher= David Gill|accessdate = 28 April 2016}}</ref> He was forced to vacate the position in 1650, on grounds that included his having been on the Royalist side during the [[English Civil War]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Siberry|first1=Elizabeth|last2=Wilcher|first2=Robert|title=Henry Vaughan and the Usk Valley|publisher=Logaston Press|date=2016|ISBN=9781910839027|page=30}}</ref>

The Old Rectory, which stands close by the church to the north-west, is a [[Grade II Listed Building]], with an estimated date of late 18th century. It is thought to have been built as a [[hunting lodge]] for the Buckland estate and converted into a rectory in the 19th century, but was released by the church during the 1950s. It later became a guest house.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-21162-the-old-rectory-talybont-on-usk#.VyKAr_krKM8|title= The Old Rectory, Talybont-on-Usk|publisher= British Listed Buildings|accessdate = 28 April 2016}}</ref>


==Governance==
==Governance==
An [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] in the same name exists. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 1,880.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/llansantffraid-w05000327#sthash.vvPPHEDl.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|accessdate=13 November 2015}}</ref>
An [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] with the same name exists. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 1,880.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/llansantffraid-w05000327#sthash.vvPPHEDl.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|accessdate=13 November 2015}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Powys]]
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For other places with the same name, see Llansanffraid.
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Population1,422 (2011)[1]
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CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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Postcode districtLD3
Dialling code01874
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Llansantffraed (Llansantffraed-juxta-Usk)[2] is a parish in the community of Talybont-on-Usk in Powys, Wales near Brecon. The benefice of Llansantffraed with Llanrhystud and Llanddeiniol falls within the diocese of St David's in the Church in Wales.[3]

St Fraid's church

The church of St Ffraid (or St Bridget) is a grade II* listed building.[4] It was largely restored in 1690 and was completely rebuilt in 1885 by the architect Stephen W. Williams.[5]

The parish is the burial place of the poet Henry Vaughan (1621–1695), who was born in the hamlet of Scethrog within the parish. Vaughan's grave in the churchyard, on the slopes of a hill known as Allt-yr-Esgair or simply The Allt,[6] overlooks the River Usk. The poets Siegfried Sassoon, Roland Mathias, Brian Morris and Anne Cluysenaar were all inspired to write poems by their visits to the grave. Sassoon's "At the Grave of Henry Vaughan" is the best-known of these and is read every year at the graveside following the Vaughan memorial service.[7]

Vaughan's twin brother, Thomas Vaughan, became rector of Llansantffraed in about 1644.[8] He was forced to vacate the position in 1650, on grounds that included his having been on the Royalist side during the English Civil War.[9]

The Old Rectory, which stands close by the church to the north-west, is a Grade II Listed Building, with an estimated date of late 18th century. It is thought to have been built as a hunting lodge for the Buckland estate and converted into a rectory in the 19th century, but was released by the church during the 1950s. It later became a guest house.[10]

Governance

An electoral ward with the same name exists. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 1,880.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Community population 2015". Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  2. ^ Breconshire. CUP Archive. pp. 163–. GGKEY:QG71J8NPWLF.
  3. ^ "Benefice of Llansantffraed with Llanrhystud and Llanddeiniol". Church in Wales. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Church of St Ffraid, Llansantffraid". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Llanigon - Llansantffraed". Powys Local History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  6. ^ Edward W. Williamson (1953). Henry Vaughn.
  7. ^ "Henry Vaughan, Poet and Physician: Grave and heritage at Llansantffraed, Brecknockshire". Brecknock Society and Museum Friends. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Landscape and Literature". David Gill. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  9. ^ Siberry, Elizabeth; Wilcher, Robert (2016). Henry Vaughan and the Usk Valley. Logaston Press. p. 30. ISBN 9781910839027.
  10. ^ "The Old Rectory, Talybont-on-Usk". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 13 November 2015.


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