Llanfechain
Llanfechain is a village and community in Powys, Wales, on the B4393 road between Llanfyllin and Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain. Historically a part of Montgomeryshire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 476 residents
- Description: village in the county of Powys, Wales
- Also known as: “Llanfechan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Garmon’s Church and Plas-yn-dinas Public House.
St Garmon’s Church
Church
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Garmon's Church, Llanfechain, is in the village of Llanfechain, Powys, Wales. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Llanfyllin, the archdeaconry of Montgomery, and the diocese of St Asaph, and is designated by Cadw as a Grade II* listed building.
St Ffraid’s Church
Church
Photo: Rtenny, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Ffraid’s Church is situated 2 miles east of Llanfechain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain and Llangedwyn.
Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain is a large village in the community of Llansantffraid, in Powys, Mid Wales. It is close to the border with Shropshire in England, about 7 miles south-west of Oswestry and 8 miles north of Welshpool. Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain is situated 2 miles east of Llanfechain.
Llangedwyn
Village
Photo: Rob Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llangedwyn is a village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. The population of the community at the 2011 census was 402. The community includes the hamlets of Bwlch-y-ddar, Pentrefelin and Pen-y-bont Llanerch Emrys. Llangedwyn is situated 2½ miles north of Llanfechain.
Llanfyllin
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanfyllin is a market town and community in Powys, Wales. The community population in 2021 was 1,586 and the town's name means church or parish of St Myllin. Llanfyllin is situated 3 miles west of Llanfechain.
Llanfechain
- Categories: post town, community, and locality
- Location: Llanfechain, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.77481° or 52° 46′ 29″ northLongitude
-3.20206° or 3° 12′ 7″ westPopulation
476Elevation
312 feet (95 metres)Open location code
9C4RQQFX+W5OpenStreetMap ID
node 29750242OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2644075Wikidata ID
Q6661359
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Llanfechain” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Llanfechain”
- Breton: “Llanfechain”
- Bulgarian: “Ланфечаин”
- Catalan: “Llanfechain”
- Cebuano: “Llanfechain”
- Cornish: “Llanfechain”
- Dutch: “Llanfechain”
- French: “Llanfechain”
- Galician: “Llanfechain”
- German: “Llanfechain”
- Irish: “Llanfechain”
- Persian: “لنفچین”
- Scots: “Llanfechain”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Llanfechain”
- Swedish: “Llanfechain”
- Welsh: “Llanfechain”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Llanfechain Memorial Hall and Llanfechain C.I.W. School.
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