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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 south-west of Oswestry and north of Welshpool. It is on the A495 road and is at the confluence of the River Vyrnwy and the River Cain. The population as of the 2011 UK census was 1,415. The community includes the village of Deuddwr and several hamlets.

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Place details

Locality
Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain
Region
Cymru / Wales
Country
United Kingdom
Population
1

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Key facts

UK place.country
Wales
UK place.official_name
Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain
UK place.community_wales
Llansantffraid
UK place.unitary_wales
Powys
UK place.lieutenancy_wales
Powys
UK place.constituency_westminster
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
Montgomeryshire
UK place.postcode_area
SY
UK place.postcode_district
SY22
UK place.post_town
LLANSANFFRAID
UK place.dial_code
01691
UK place.os_grid_reference
SJ220203
UK place.static_image_name
Entrance to the Church in Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
St Ffraid's Church, Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
village
Official name
Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain
Located in
Llansantffraid
Image
Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain.jpg
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OS grid reference
SJ220203
historic county
Montgomeryshire
P12749
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Early settlers
  • The Romans
  • The historic Plas-Yn-Dinas
  • Y Foel Camp
  • Skirmishes and battles
  • Evolution of the village name
  • Notable residents
  • Football team
  • Photographs
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

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 south-west of Oswestry and north of Welshpool. It is on the A495 road and is at the confluence of the River Vyrnwy and the River Cain. The population as of the 2011 UK census was 1,415. The community includes the village of Deuddwr and several hamlets.

Llansanffraid means "Church of Saint Bride" in the Welsh language; ym Mechain refers to its location in the medieval cantref of Mechain and distinguishes it from other places with the same or similar names.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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