Llanmerewig
Llanmerewig is a historic parish in Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Montgomeryshire, and is situated between Newtown and Welshpool. The church and small village stand on high ground, which overlooks the river Severn, and is close to Abermule; part of which lies within the parish.Photo: J Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in the county of Powys, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Llanmerewig, Powys”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dolforwyn Castle and Fronfraith Hall.
Dolforwyn Castle
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dolforwyn Castle is a Welsh medieval castle above the village of Abermule, Powys. The fortification was established by Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Gwynedd in the late 13th century.
Fronfraith Hall
Building
Fronfraith Hall is a mid-Victorian house in the historic parish of Llandyssil in the shire area of Montgomeryshire in Powys. Fronfraith also appears in records as Bronfraith and Vronvraith.
St Llwchaiarn’s Church
Church
Photo: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Llwchaiarn's church, Llanllwchaiarn was the parish church of Llanllwchaiarn, now within the community of Newtown with Llanllwchaiarn and lies within the historic county of Montgomeryshire in Powys. St Llwchaiarn’s Church is situated 2 miles west of Llanmerewig.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abermule and Glanmule.
Abermule
Village
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abermule is a village lying on the River Severn 6 km northeast of Newtown in Powys, mid Wales. The A483 Swansea to Chester trunk road, the Cambrian Line railway, connecting Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury, and the Montgomery Canal, close to the river, all pass through Abermule.
Glanmule
Hamlet
Glanmule is a small village in the north of Powys, Wales. It is located in Montgomeryshire, approximately 2.5 miles to the east of Newtown. It stands at the junction of the B4368 and A489 roads, two miles from the Welsh-English border. Glanmule is situated 1½ miles south of Llanmerewig.
Kerry
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kerry is a village and geographically large community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. The village lies on the A489 road 2.8 miles southeast of Newtown and possesses two pubs — the Herbert Arms and the Kerry Lamb — a village hall, a bowling green, a post office, a primary school and a hairdresser. Kerry is situated 2 miles south of Llanmerewig.
Llanmerewig
- Category: locality
- Location: Llandyssil, Powys, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.52693° or 52° 31′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.24267° or 3° 14′ 34″ westElevation
512 feet (156 metres)Open location code
9C4RGQG4+QWOpenStreetMap ID
node 29730547OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Llanmerewig” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Llanmerewig”
- Dutch: “Llanmerewig”
- Finnish: “Llanmerewig”
- French: “Llanmerewig”
- Irish: “Llanmerewig”
- Welsh: “Llanmerewig”
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