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Llanfihangel Aberbythych Countryside
Llanfihangel (English: ''St Michael's Church'') can refer to the following places in Wales: *Llanfihangel (Powys electoral ward), including Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa *Llanfihangel Aberbythych, Carmarthenshire *Llanfihangel Bachellaeth, Gwynedd *Llanfihangel y Creuddyn, Ceredigion *Llanfihangel-ar-Arth, Carmarthenshire *Llanfihangel Crucorney, Monmouthshire *Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn, the former name for Llandre, Ceredigion *Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, Conwy *Llantarnam (Welsh: ''Llanfihangel Llantarnam''), Torfaen *Llanfihangel Nant Brân, Powys *Llanfihangel Nant Melan, Powys *Llanfihangel Penbedw, a former parish in the Hundred of Kilgerran, Pembrokeshire *Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn, Carmarthenshire *Llanfihangel Rhydithon, Powys *Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd, Monmouthshire *Llanfihangel Tre'r Beirdd, on the Isle of Anglesey *Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, a community in Gwynedd *Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Dolbenmaen, a village in the community of Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd *Llanfihangel-y-Rug is nowadays c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanfihangel (Powys Electoral Ward)
Llanfihangel was the name of an electoral wards in the north of Powys, Wales. It covered the community of Llanfihangel (which gives it its name) as well as the neighbouring community of Llangyniew. The ward elected a county councillor to Powys County Council. According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 1,049. Following a boundary review, Llanfihangel was merged to become part of the larger ward of Banwy, Llanfihangel and Llanwddyn, effective from the 2022 local elections. County councillors Independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ... councillor Barry Thomas represented the ward on Powys County Council for 20 years until May 2017. He was leader of Powys County Council from January 2014 until he stepped down. He had previously been chairman of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn
Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn is a sparsely populated community of Carmarthenshire, Wales. The population of the community taken at the 2011 census was 468. The community is bordered by the communities of: Llanybydder; Llansawel; Llanfynydd; Llanegwad; Llanllawddog; Llanfihangel-ar-Arth; and Llanllwni, all being in Carmarthenshire. It includes the village of Brechfa Brechfa, situated between Llandeilo and Carmarthen in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales, is a village that has existed since the 6th century at the top of the Cothi Valley. Brechfa village is set in countryside, as well as being located by t .... References Communities in Carmarthenshire {{Carmarthenshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa
Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa () was a parish within the former historic county of Montgomeryshire. It now forms a major part of the community of Llanfihangel in Powys, which covers an area of . Its Community Council extends to take in Dolanog and Llwydiarth, having approximately 413 registered voters (as at 2012). The parish originally consisted of the following townships: Cefncleisiog, Cydwnfa, Dolwar, Fachwen, Farchwell, Fynnonarthwr, Garthucha, Halfen, Llaethbwlch, Llwydiarth, Nanty-Candy, and Rhiewlas. Dolanog seceded from Llanfihangel in 1856. Poet and hymnwriter Ann Griffiths (1776–1805) was born in, and is buried, in this place. Geography and amenities The main village is dispersed astride a gently winding uphill road extending many miles past St Michael's Church to the south. Its relative concentration of homes commence just south of the Llanfyllin to Llanwddyn road, WNW of Welshpool; on the east side is the cemetery, six houses largely still owned by the local authority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanfihangel-y-traethau
Llanfihangel-y-traethau ("St. Michael's on the Beaches") was a parish in Ardudwy, Gwynedd, north-west Wales centred on a church of the same name in the village of Ynys. The original parish church was built in the 12th century on a tidal island. Later the land rose and connected the island to the mainland. Today it is part of the Bro Ardudwy ministry area, which includes Harlech, a few kilometres to the southwest, and Barmouth. The church has a window depicting Saint Tecwyn and is the start of the Saint Tecwyn's Way, a pilgrimage route ending at Saint Tecwyn's church in Llandecwyn. Etymology The name means "St. Michael's of the Beaches", and the church was one of several "St. Michael's Mounts" along the shores of the ancient Celtic world, including the famous St Michael's Mount in Cornwall and Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy. The village name, Ynys, means 'island'. Location The church of Llanfihangel-y-traethau is half a mile from the coast north east of Harlech. When the church was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanrug
Llanrug (or Llanfihangel-yn-y-grug) is a medium-sized village and community in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It lies about to the east of Caernarfon, south of Bangor and northwest of Llanberis. It is the largest populated village in the Arfon area of Gwynedd, Wales. The old name of the village was Llanfihangel-y-Rug, derived from Eglwys Sant Mihangel, which is situated about half a mile west of the village. The busy A4086 road from Llanberis Pass to Caernarfon runs through the village. The community includes the villages of Cwm-y-glo, Ceunant, and Pont-rug. The Pontrhythallt area of Llanrug was the site of the disused Pontrhythallt railway station that had its rails finally removed in 1965. The Penbont Inn public house, situated at the stone road bridge that crosses the Afon Rhythallt River, was named the Railway Inn until the railway was closed in the 1960s. Leisure The village has many public footpaths, all of which have views of Snowdonia including the Carneddau, Glyd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isle Of Anglesey
Anglesey (; cy, (Ynys) Môn ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms a principal area known as the Isle of Anglesey, that includes Holy Island across the narrow Cymyran Strait and some islets and skerries. Anglesey island, at , is the largest in Wales, the seventh largest in Britain, largest in the Irish Sea and second most populous there after the Isle of Man. Isle of Anglesey County Council administers , with a 2011 census population of 69,751, including 13,659 on Holy Island. The Menai Strait to the mainland is spanned by the Menai Suspension Bridge, designed by Thomas Telford in 1826, and the Britannia Bridge, built in 1850 and replaced in 1980. The largest town is Holyhead on Holy Island, whose ferry service with Ireland handles over two million passengers a year. The next largest is Llangefni, the county council seat. From 1974 to 1996 Anglesey was part of Gwynedd. Most full-time residents are habitual Welsh speakers. The Welsh name Ynys Môn is us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanfihangel Tre'r Beirdd
Llanfihangel (English: ''St Michael's Church'') can refer to the following places in Wales: *Llanfihangel (Powys electoral ward), including Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa *Llanfihangel Aberbythych, Carmarthenshire * Llanfihangel Bachellaeth, Gwynedd *Llanfihangel y Creuddyn, Ceredigion *Llanfihangel-ar-Arth, Carmarthenshire *Llanfihangel Crucorney, Monmouthshire *Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn, the former name for Llandre, Ceredigion *Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, Conwy *Llantarnam (Welsh: ''Llanfihangel Llantarnam''), Torfaen *Llanfihangel Nant Brân, Powys * Llanfihangel Nant Melan, Powys *Llanfihangel Penbedw, a former parish in the Hundred of Kilgerran, Pembrokeshire *Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn, Carmarthenshire *Llanfihangel Rhydithon, Powys *Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd, Monmouthshire *Llanfihangel Tre'r Beirdd, on the Isle of Anglesey * Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, a community in Gwynedd * Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Dolbenmaen, a village in the community of Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd *Llanfihangel-y-Rug is nowada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd
Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd (or more correctly Llanfihangel-tor-y-mynydd, meaning, in Welsh, "the church of St. Michael on the breast of the mountain") is a small rural village in the community of Devauden, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located within the Vale of Usk, about 9 miles south west of Monmouth and 6 miles east of the town of Usk, between the villages of Devauden and Llansoy. History The parish was reputedly settled by descendants of St. Brychan Brycheiniog, in particular Cynog, who gave his name to the area and former church at Llangunnock, immediately south of Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd.Sir Joseph Bradney, ''A History of Monmouthshire, vol.2 part 2'', 1913 Church of St. Michael The parish church of St Michael has a mediaeval nave and chancel, but was substantially restored in 1853/54.John Newman, ''The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire'', 2000, It is a Grade II* listed building. Star Inn The Star Inn has been in existence since at least the 15th century, and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanfihangel Rhydithon
Llanfihangel Rhydithon is a community in the county of Powys, (Radnorshire) Wales, and is 56.1 miles (90.3 km) from Cardiff and 143.5 miles (231.0 km) from London. In 2011 the population of Llanfihangel Rhydithon was 228 with 6.7% of them able to speak Welsh. accessed 9 May 2014 The community includes the village of and also has many round barrows dating back to the . References See also * |
Llanfihangel Penbedw
Llanfihangel Penbedw is a parish in the former Hundred of Kilgerran in northeast Pembrokeshire, Wales. The parish, a joint curacy with Capel Colman, in the Diocese of St David's in the Church in Wales, included the village of Boncath and part of the village of Blaenffos. The parish church is abandoned and the civil parish has been absorbed into Boncath Community. Name ''Llanfihangel'' refers to St Michael the Archangel, to whom the parish church is dedicated. ''Penbedw'' refers to a headland of birch trees, which relates to the similarly named ''Birkenhead'' on Merseyside. Penbedw has also been translated as ''birch-covered hill''. History The earliest recorded date of the parish is 1325, with the patronage before that date belonging to the Earl of Pembroke. Llanfihangel Penbedw (as ''Llanyhangel Penbedu'') appears on a 1578 parish map of Pembrokeshire. The living of the parish was presented to George Owen Harry (or Henry) in 1594 by George Owen, Lord of Cemais. Harry held th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
