Llanfair Waterdine, sometimes written as Llanvair Waterdine and meaning St Mary's Church Waterdine, is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, on the north side of the Teme valley and adjacent to the Wales-England border.
"Llanfair" is a typical Welsh place name - in English it translates as "church(yard) of St Mary". "Waterdine", which means "place by the water"[2] was added to the name to distinguish the village from other places called "Llanfair" (which is a very common place name in Wales). The place name in the Welsh language is Llanfair Dyffryn Tefeidiad (the 2nd and 3rd words mean "Teme Valley").
Locationedit
Llanfair Waterdine is just off the B4355 road, 6 km (4 mi) northwest of Knighton and near the village of Knucklas, which has a railway station. The village lies 7 km (4+1⁄2 mi) southwest of the small Shropshire town of Clun. Also nearby is the small village of Lloyney (just on the other side of the Teme, in Wales). The village and parish is situated on the southern edge of the Clun Forest, a remote and very rural part of Shropshire, which is only partly forested.
The village was historically in Wales, as it lies to the west of Offa's Dyke. The River Teme has naturally altered its course since the Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542 ("Act of Union"); and so the border between Wales and England in the Teme valley no longer follows the centre of the river as it once did, but stays on what was the course of the river when the border was fixed by the Acts.
Amenitiesedit
A village hall - the Everest Hall (a tribute to John Hunt)
A 16th-century public house, which is now primarily a restaurant and hotel, the Waterdine[3] (formerly called the Red Lion, until 2000). The pub was originally built on the nearby Drover's road to serve the drovers taking livestock to English markets.[4]
John Hunt, Baron Hunt of Llanvair Waterdine, (1910–1998), KG, CBE, DSO, the leader of the first successful expedition to climb Mount Everest,[5] moved to the area after World War II. The local village hall is dedicated to his achievement and is called the "Everest Hall".
Hywel ap Syr Mathew (d. 1581), poet and historian, was a native of the village. He took part in the first Eisteddfod at Caerwys in 1523, and was said by Lewys Dwnn to have been a bardic teacher. He addressed eulogies and elegies in the traditional manner to some of the leading figures of his time, including William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke, and Richard Davies, the Protestantbishop of St David's. An accomplished scribe, he made copies of The Book of Arms and was a heraldbard. His chronicle of British history, written in the Welsh language, survives in two copies; it follows the style of contemporary historians in England, beginning with the sons of Noah and continuing down to 1556. In it Hywel states that he had been present at the siege of Boulogne in 1544 and some of his comments suggest that he was a devout Catholic. Both Lewys Dwnn and Dafydd Benwyn wrote elegies for him on his death.[6]
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llanfair, waterdine, sometimes, written, llanvair, waterdine, meaning, mary, church, waterdine, small, village, civil, parish, shropshire, england, north, side, teme, valley, adjacent, wales, england, border, mary, church, location, within, shropshirepopulatio. Llanfair Waterdine sometimes written as Llanvair Waterdine and meaning St Mary s Church Waterdine is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire England on the north side of the Teme valley and adjacent to the Wales England border Llanfair WaterdineSt Mary s church Llanfair WaterdineLlanfair WaterdineLocation within ShropshirePopulation225 2011 1 OS grid referenceSO240764Civil parishLlanfair WaterdineUnitary authorityShropshireCeremonial countyShropshireRegionWest MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townKnightonPostcode districtLD7Dialling code01547PoliceWest MerciaFireShropshireAmbulanceWest MidlandsUK ParliamentLudlowWebsitehttp www llanfairparish co uk List of places UK England Shropshire 52 22 52 N 3 07 01 W 52 381 N 3 117 W 52 381 3 117 Contents 1 Place name 2 Location 3 Amenities 4 Walking 5 Famous and former residents 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksPlace name edit Llanfair is a typical Welsh place name in English it translates as church yard of St Mary Waterdine which means place by the water 2 was added to the name to distinguish the village from other places called Llanfair which is a very common place name in Wales The place name in the Welsh language is Llanfair Dyffryn Tefeidiad the 2nd and 3rd words mean Teme Valley Location editLlanfair Waterdine is just off the B4355 road 6 km 4 mi northwest of Knighton and near the village of Knucklas which has a railway station The village lies 7 km 4 1 2 mi southwest of the small Shropshire town of Clun Also nearby is the small village of Lloyney just on the other side of the Teme in Wales The village and parish is situated on the southern edge of the Clun Forest a remote and very rural part of Shropshire which is only partly forested The village was historically in Wales as it lies to the west of Offa s Dyke The River Teme has naturally altered its course since the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 1542 Act of Union and so the border between Wales and England in the Teme valley no longer follows the centre of the river as it once did but stays on what was the course of the river when the border was fixed by the Acts Amenities editA village hall the Everest Hall a tribute to John Hunt A 16th century public house which is now primarily a restaurant and hotel the Waterdine 3 formerly called the Red Lion until 2000 The pub was originally built on the nearby Drover s road to serve the drovers taking livestock to English markets 4 Walking editThe village lies near three long distance footpaths The Jack Mytton Way Offa s Dyke Path Glyndŵr s WayFamous and former residents editJohn Hunt Baron Hunt of Llanvair Waterdine 1910 1998 KG CBE DSO the leader of the first successful expedition to climb Mount Everest 5 moved to the area after World War II The local village hall is dedicated to his achievement and is called the Everest Hall Hywel ap Syr Mathew d 1581 poet and historian was a native of the village He took part in the first Eisteddfod at Caerwys in 1523 and was said by Lewys Dwnn to have been a bardic teacher He addressed eulogies and elegies in the traditional manner to some of the leading figures of his time including William Herbert Earl of Pembroke and Richard Davies the Protestant bishop of St David s An accomplished scribe he made copies of The Book of Arms and was a herald bard His chronicle of British history written in the Welsh language survives in two copies it follows the style of contemporary historians in England beginning with the sons of Noah and continuing down to 1556 In it Hywel states that he had been present at the siege of Boulogne in 1544 and some of his comments suggest that he was a devout Catholic Both Lewys Dwnn and Dafydd Benwyn wrote elegies for him on his death 6 See also editList of civil parishes in Shropshire Listed buildings in Llanfair WaterdineReferences edit Civil Parish population 2011 Retrieved 28 November 2015 Institute for Name Studies A Key to English Place Names Retrieved 15 July 2009 Pub website Retrieved 20 November 2007 Burt Paddy 20 April 2002 Daily Telegraph review The Daily Telegraph London Archived from the original on 22 October 2004 Retrieved 20 November 2007 No 44045 The London Gazette 5 July 1966 p 7567 The Oxford Companion to the Literature of Wales ed by Meic Stephens Oxford Oxford University Press 1986 277 ISBN 978 0 19 211586 7 Amazon linkExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Llanfair Waterdine News and Information for Llanfair Waterdine and Lloyney Waterdine hotel amp restaurant website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Llanfair Waterdine amp oldid 1134966314, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
