Two particularities of Llanfair-ar-y-bryn (meaning: "St Mary's on the hill") are that
the community and parish contain no settlement of that name: in 1801 it comprised the hamlets of Rhandir Abbot, Rhandir Canol, Rhandir Isaf, and Rhandir Uchaf;[3] today the principal settlements are Cynghordy and Rhandir-mwyn
the parish church was, until 1883, located one mile outside the parish itself, in Llandingad (Llandovery); in 1883 a new church (also called St Mary's) was opened at a more central location in Cynghordy.
The original Church of St Mary stands a mile outside the parish on the northeastern edge of Llandovery, on the site of the Roman auxiliary fort of Alabum.[4]
William Williams Pantycelyn (1717–1791), generally acknowledged as one of Wales's greatest hymn writers, is buried in the churchyard there, having been a resident of the parish for much of his life.
llanfair, bryn, llanfair, bryn, community, church, wales, parish, carmarthenshire, wales, covering, area, some, lies, along, northwest, southeast, a483, swansea, chester, road, immediately, north, town, llandovery, population, community, 2011, census, term, al. Llanfair y bryn is a community and Church in Wales parish in Carmarthenshire Wales Covering an area of some 95 km it lies along and to the northwest and southeast of the A483 Swansea to Chester road immediately north of the town of Llandovery 1 The population of the community at the 2011 census was 624 2 The term also referred to a church located outside the parish Contents 1 Description 2 The old parish church Llanfair ar y bryn 3 References 4 External linksDescription editTwo particularities of Llanfair ar y bryn meaning St Mary s on the hill are that the community and parish contain no settlement of that name in 1801 it comprised the hamlets of Rhandir Abbot Rhandir Canol Rhandir Isaf and Rhandir Uchaf 3 today the principal settlements are Cynghordy and Rhandir mwyn the parish church was until 1883 located one mile outside the parish itself in Llandingad Llandovery in 1883 a new church also called St Mary s was opened at a more central location in Cynghordy The area is served by trains operated between Swansea and Shrewsbury via Llandrindod Wells by Transport for Wales which manages Cynghordy railway station a request stop on the Heart of Wales Line from Llanelli to Craven Arms The community is bordered by the communities of Myddfai Llandovery and Cilycwm all being in Carmarthenshire by Llanddewi Brefi in Ceredigion and by Llanwrtyd Wells Llangamarch Maescar and Llywel all in Powys The old parish church Llanfair ar y bryn edit nbsp The original parish church of Llanfair ar y bryn The original Church of St Mary stands a mile outside the parish on the northeastern edge of Llandovery on the site of the Roman auxiliary fort of Alabum 4 William Williams Pantycelyn 1717 1791 generally acknowledged as one of Wales s greatest hymn writers is buried in the churchyard there having been a resident of the parish for much of his life References edit Google map of Llanfair ar y bryn Community population 2011 Retrieved 15 April 2015 Nicholas Carlisle A Topographical Dictionary of the Dominion of Wales St Mary s Church Llanfair ar y Bryn 103828 Coflein RCAHMW External links edithttp www genuki org uk big wal CMN Llanfair ar y Bryn index html http www visionofbritain org uk place 2056 52 02 36 N 3 44 17 W 52 04334 N 3 73808 W 52 04334 3 73808 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Llanfair ar y bryn amp oldid 1160920021, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
