Aberhafesp is a small village and
community
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, tow ...
in
Montgomeryshire
Montgomeryshire, also known as ''Maldwyn'' ( cy, Sir Drefaldwyn meaning "the Shire of Baldwin's town"), is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It is named after its county tow ...
,
Powys
Powys (; ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It is named after the Kingdom of Powys which was a Welsh succession of states, successor state, petty kingdom and princi ...
, Wales. The hamlet of Bwlch-y-Ffridd is within the community.
It is situated about five miles west of
Newtown on the
B4568 close to the
River Severn
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.
The church of St Gwynog dates back to the 13th century but was largely rebuilt in 1857.
References
External links
Photos of Aberhafesp and surrounding area on geograph
Villages in Powys
Communities in Powys
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