Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
| Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant | |
 Village of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant |
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  Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant |
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| Population | 1,195 (2011)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SJ123262 |
| Principal area | Powys |
| Ceremonial county | Powys |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OSWESTRY |
| Postcode district | SY10 |
| Dialling code | 01691 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Montgomeryshire |
Coordinates: 52°50′N 3°18′W / 52.83°N 3.30°W
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant is a village in Powys, Wales.
It was an important site in the ancient commote of Mochnant, this is indicated by ym-Mochnant in its placename which means 'in Mochnant'.[2]
Until 1974, Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant was split into two civil parishes, the northern parish being in historic Denbighshire and the southern parish in historic Montgomeryshire, this reflected the division of the ancient commote in the 12th-century.[2] The divide continued between 1974 and 1996, with the former Denbighshire parish being placed in Clwyd and former Montgomeryshire parish in Powys. However, in 1996 both parts of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant were united within the county of Powys.
In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,470,[3] of whom 55% were Welsh-speaking.[4] The population at the 2011 census had reduced to 1,195.
Governance
The village falls in the electoral ward called Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant/Llansilin. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 2,295.[5]
Parish church
The Norman church of St Dogfan is a grade II* listed building, restored between 1879 and 1882, but with parts dating back to the 13th century. There is a gravestone with a Celtic cross possibly commemorating Cwgan son of Ethelstan, a Welsh prince of the 11th century.[6][7]
The parish is best known for its former vicar, William Morgan, who first translated the whole Bible into Welsh in the 1580s and later rose to become a Bishop at Llandaff Cathedral and St. Asaph.[8] Gwallter Mechain, the bard, was the vicar from 1837 until his death in 1849.[6]
St Dogfan was a son of Brychan Brycheiniog and a Welsh prince in the 5th-century.[6] A clas dedicated to him was originally founded on the site of the present church.[6][9] The holy well of the saint is on the farm of Gwernfeifod in Cwm-ffynnon.[10]
Local attractions
Attractions near the village include the Pistyll Rhaeadr waterfall, known for its natural arch. The Berwyn Mountains and Lake Vyrnwy are nearby.
Film location
Parts of the 1995 film The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, starring Hugh Grant, were filmed in the village,[11] portraying the real-life village of Taff's Well, in Rhondda Cynon Taf, which by 1995 had become too developed to use.
More recently, the village featured in the 2012 film Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger with David Tennant, as the village where the St. Bernadette's school bus stopped to buy sweets on the way to Lake Vyrnwy in search of the (fictitious) Castell Llawen ('Merry Castle').
Public transport
Bus services are operated by family-run firm Tanat Valley Coaches, which is based on the edge of the village. Route 76 links the village with Llanfyllin, Meifod and Welshpool, whilst routes 79/79A connect the village with Llangynog, Llangedwyn, Penybontfawr and Oswestry.
Pistyll Rhaeadr
The Wynnstay Arms tavern
Church of St Dogfan Altar
Carreg Gwgan (Gwgan's Stone); 9-10th century Celtic cross, kept in Church of St Dogfan
Church of St Dogfan
Wood carving by altar
References
- ↑ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- 1 2 Lloyd, John Edward (1912). A History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest. Longmans, Green, and Co. p. 246. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ↑ UK Census – 2001. Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2013-02-05.
- ↑ UK Census – 2001. Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2013-02-05.
- ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "St Dogfan's, Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant". Llanrhaeadr Group of Parishes.
- ↑ "St Dogfan's Church" (PDF). Living Stones.
- ↑ William-Morgan. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved on 2013-02-05.
- ↑ "Church of St Dogfan , Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant". Montgomeryshire Churches Survey. CPAT.
- ↑ "The Tanat Valley: Cwm Blowty, Llanrhaeadr-ym-mochnant, Powys". Historic Landscape Characterisation. CPAT.
- ↑ OnlineVideo – The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill But Came Down A Mountain, Ovguide.com. Retrieved on 2013-02-05.
