Llanerfyl is a village and

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, Wales. Located near the

River Banwy The River Banwy is a river about long in Powys, Wales. It is a tributary of the River Vyrnwy. The Banwy rises in the hills near the pass which takes the A458 road between Mallwyd and Welshpool. The river is called Nant Cerrig-y-groes at its ...

, the community includes the village of Llanerfyl, several farms and wide tracts of marchland. The southern part of the community includes Cwm Nant yr Eira, which suffered severe depopulation in the 20th century. The 2001 census gives the population of the community as 402, increasing slightly to 406 at the 2011 Census. The village contains St Erfyl's church, named after

Erfyl Saint Erfyl (also known as Eurfyl, among other names) was a female Welsh virgin. A church in Llanerfyl, Powys, where her grave is thought to be located, has been dedicated to her. A holy well in her name was formerly located nearby. History Record ...

, rebuilt in 1870. It contains the remnants of a 15th-century shrine. The circular churchyard has in it a gravestone from either the 5th or 6th century commemorating the death of a young girl, identified locally with Erfyl: HIC N/ TUM(V)LO IAC/IT R TE/ECE FILIA PA/TERNINI / AN(N)IS XIII IN / PA(CE) ('In the grave here lies *Rhostege daughter of Padarn, 13 years, in peace').

Notable residents

* Sir Charles Robert Harington, FRS, (1897–1972), a chemist, synthesised

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. *

Nick Griffin Nicholas John Griffin (born 1 March 1959) is a British politician and white supremacist who represented North West England as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 to 2014. He served as chairman and then president of the far-righ ...

(born 1959),

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MEP 2009–2014. * Siân James (born 1961), a Welsh traditional folk singer and harpist

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