Llanwrin
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Llanwrin is a small village in the valley of the Afon Dyfi in Powys
about two miles north-east of Machynlleth
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The village is named after its church, dedicated to St. Gwrin, which dates from late medieval times and was last restored in 1864.
Once a thriving community with its own Blacksmiths, Public House
and village shop, all long since closed, in recent years the village has been a collection of houses stretched along the B4404 road.
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Powys
Powys is a local-government county and preserved county in Wales.-Geography:Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire , and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,179 km², making it the largest county in Wales by land area.It is...
about two miles north-east of Machynlleth
Machynlleth
Machynlleth is a market town in Powys, Wales. It is in the Dyfi Valley at the intersection of the A487 and the A489 roads.Machynlleth was the seat of Owain Glyndŵr's Welsh Parliament in 1404, and as such claims to be the "ancient capital of Wales". However, it has never held any official...
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History and background
Historically, it was in the county of MontgomeryshireMontgomeryshire
Montgomeryshire, also known as Maldwyn is one of thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. Montgomeryshire is still used as a vice-county for wildlife recording...
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The village is named after its church, dedicated to St. Gwrin, which dates from late medieval times and was last restored in 1864.
Once a thriving community with its own Blacksmiths, Public House
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
and village shop, all long since closed, in recent years the village has been a collection of houses stretched along the B4404 road.
Straw man
Llanwrin is known locally, for its various Straw man characters which are located from time to time on the small triangle shaped village greenVillage green
A village green is a common open area which is a part of a settlement. Traditionally, such an area was often common grass land at the centre of a small agricultural settlement, used for grazing and sometimes for community events...
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