Llanbedr is a small village in the community of
Vale of Grwyney, in the county of
Powys
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,
Wales
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, northeast of
Crickhowell
Crickhowell (; , non-standard spelling ') is a town and community (Wales), community in southeastern Powys, Wales, near Abergavenny, and is in the historic counties of Wales, historic county of Brecknockshire.
Location
The town lies on th ...
. It lies above the river known as the
Grwyne Fechan just above its confluence with the
Grwyne Fawr in the southern reaches of the
Black Mountains range. The village lies within the shadow of Table Mountain, an outlying spur of
Pen Cerrig-calch
Pen Cerrig-calch is a spur (mountain), subsidiary summit of Waun Fach in the Black Mountains, Wales, Black Mountains in the Brecon Beacons National Park in southern Powys, Wales. Its summit, at a height of 701 m (2,300 ft), is marked b ...
on which is perched the
Iron Age
The Iron Age () is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age. It has also been considered as the final age of the three-age division starting with prehistory (before recorded history) and progre ...
hill fort
A hillfort is a type of fortification, fortified refuge or defended settlement located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typical of the late Bronze Age Europe, European Bronze Age and Iron Age Europe, Iron Age. So ...
of
Crug Hywel
Crug Hywel is an Iron Age Celtic hillfort, with a clearly visible earth and stone ditch and rampart. Crug Hywel is approached by a couple of public footpaths across farmland from Crickhowell and Llanbedr and visited by the Beacons Way. It lies ...
.
The church of St Peter is a 14th-15th-century church in
Perpendicular
In geometry, two geometric objects are perpendicular if they intersect at right angles, i.e. at an angle of 90 degrees or π/2 radians. The condition of perpendicularity may be represented graphically using the '' perpendicular symbol'', ⟠...
style. It has a number of interesting 18th-century memorials. There are also several examples of "Brute angels", carved by an 18th-century local family of stonemasons named Brute, inside and outside the church. A large hollow
yew tree
Yew is a common name given to various species of trees.
It is most prominently given to any of various coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Taxus'':
* European yew or common yew (''Taxus baccata'')
* Pacific yew or western yew ('' Taxus b ...
in the churchyard is reputed to be about 3,000 years old. The church is one of three in the Vale of Gwryne parish, in the St Catwg Ministry Area, together with
Llangenny and
Partrishow
Partrishow, also known as Patricio, Patrishow, or by its Welsh names Merthyr Isw and Llanisw, is a small village and historic parish in the county of Powys (historically Brecknockshire), close to its border with Monmouthshire. It is in the valle ...
. It has a 14th-century bell tower with a peal of six bells, which are rung to mark notable events. A church is documented here in 1060, but this may have been an earlier building of which no trace now remains.
The village pub, located opposite the church, is the Red Lion.
Gallery
File:Llanbedr church - geograph.org.uk - 2070727.jpg, St. Peter's Church
File:The Red Lion pub and St. Peter's church, Llanbedr - geograph.org.uk - 1823599.jpg, The Red Lion
References
External links
images of Llanbedr and surrounding area on Geograph website
Villages in Powys
Black Mountains, Wales
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