Trallong ( cy, Y Trallwng) is a village and
community
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in
Powys
Powys (; ) is a county and preserved county in Wales. It is named after the Kingdom of Powys which was a Welsh successor state, petty kingdom and principality that emerged during the Middle Ages following the end of Roman rule in Britain.
Geog ...
,
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
, in the historic county of
Brecknockshire.
Description
The community of Trallong is made up of the villages of Trallong, the hamlets of Soar,
Aberbran and
Llanfihangel Nant Bran, Abercamlais Mansion and Penpont Manor together with its home farm of Abersefin. These two large houses, built by branches of the same family, stand on the south side of the river and both have stone bridges connecting them to the north bank.
The village of Trallong is located on the northern bank of the
River Usk extending west to Trallong Common where the former Brecon and Neath railway used to cross the river. In the 2001 census the total population was 364, increasing slightly to 369 at the 2011 Census. It was mentioned by the 12th-century poet
Gwynfardd Brycheiniog.
For elections to
Powys County Council
Powys County Council ( cy, Cyngor Sir Powys) is the local authority for Powys, one of the administrative areas of Wales. The County Hall is in Llandrindod Wells.
History
The county of Powys was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Govern ...
, Trallong is part of the
Yscir
Yscir (or Ysgir) is a community in the county of Powys, Wales (the historic county of Brecknockshire) and is 35.3 miles (56.7 km) from Cardiff.
Cradoc and Aberyscir are villages within the boundary of this community. Also there are the ...
electoral ward.
Places of worship
The parish church is dedicated to St David and is located in the village centre, close to the village hall. The former Salem Calvinistic Methodist Chapel was built in 1831 on the road leading west to Trallong Common. It closed in the 20th century and is now a residence. The Soar Baptist church, built in 1827 and rebuilt in 1874 remains open in 2017.
Railway
The community was once crossed by the
Neath and Brecon Railway
The Dulas Valley Mineral Railway was incorporated in 1862 to bring coal from the Onllwyn area north-east of Neath to the quays there, and in the following year was reconstituted as the Neath and Brecon Railway. The line was opened as far as Onllw ...
which opened in 1866 for goods and in 1877 for passengers. There was a halt at
Aberbran and private halts on the south side of the line for both the
Penpont
Penpont is a village about west of Thornhill in Dumfriesshire, in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland. It is near the confluence of the Shinnel Water and Scaur Water rivers in the foothills of the Southern Uplands. It has a populati ...
and
Abercamlais estates.
The overbridge on the road approach road to Abercamlais still remains in 2017 as do the large masonry abutments each side of the
River Usk where the railway crossed it just south of Trallong Common where the road also crosses to join the A40 main road.
References
External links
St David's Church (Roughwood Places of Worship)Methodist Chapel (Roughwood Places of Worship)Soar Baptist Chapel (Roughwood Places of Worship)Abercamlais Mansion (Coflein)Penpont Manor House (Coflein)
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Villages in Powys
Communities in Powys