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Tregynon
Tregynon is a small village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, to the north of Newtown and south west of Welshpool. The population of the community was 892 at the 2011 Census. It rests on the B4389 road which runs from Bettws Cedewain to New Mills. The country house Gregynog is nearby. History The village is named from the eponymous 6th-century Saint Cynon and the Parish Church, which is basically pre-Reformation but heavily "restored" in the 19th century, and is built on an oval shaped hillock of pre-historic significance, is named in his honour. In November 2020 it was announced that St Cynon's Church would close due to falling attendances and fundraising difficulties. However, the church council hoped the building would become a 'Pilgrim Church' open for services such as marriage blessings, funerals, plus private prayer, as well as concerts, meetings and community events. However this is not possible due to restrictions Church of England place on smaller churc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregynog
Gregynog () is a large country mansion in the village of Tregynon, northwest of Newtown, Powys, Newtown in the old county of Montgomeryshire, now Powys in mid Wales. There has been a settlement on the site since the twelfth century. From the fifteenth to the nineteenth century it was the home of the Blayney and Hanbury-Tracy families. In 1960 it was transferred to the University of Wales as a conference and study centre by Margaret Davies, granddaughter of the nineteenth century industrial magnate and philanthropist, David Davies (industrialist), David Davies 'Top Sawyer' of Llandinam. History The original mansion was rebuilt in the 1840s by Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley. Its concrete cladding, designed to replicate the black-and-white Timber framing, timber-framed architecture of Montgomeryshire farmhouses, is among the earliest examples of concrete use in building in the modern era. The Sudeleys were also pioneers of the use of concrete in the building of new cot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
