Llanbrynmair
Llanbrynmair is a village, area and also selecting ward in Montgomeryshire, Powys, on the A470 road between Caersws and also Machynlleth. Llanbrynmair, in area, is the second biggest in Powys. In 2011, it had a population of 920. The area consists of several hamlets: Talerddig, Dolfach, Tafolwern, Pandy, Cringoed as well as Pennant. The original centre goes to Llan, on the road to Llanidloes, where the local parish church of St Mary lies. The present centre (previously called "Wynnstay") at the junction of the A470 as well as B4518 rose to regional importance with the building of the new turnpike road in 1821 as well as the arrival of the train line between Newtown and also Machynlleth in 1861. Geographically, the neighborhood includes the valleys of three rivers-- Afon Twymyn, Afon Iaen and also Afon Rhiw Saeson-- and also the bordering uplands. The 3 rivers sign up with around the primary village as well as flow westwards as the Afon Twymyn towards the Afon Dyfi as well as Cardigan Bay. The Cambrian railway line, integrated in the 1860s, goes through Llanbrynmair and temporarily provided an electrical outlet for the mines at Dylife, 8 miles southern. The town station closed in 1965 as part of the "Beeching closures". There was a degree going across next to the terminal however, following the accidental fatality of an American site visitor in October 1999 and its description as a "blackspot", the crossing was shut as well as the road drawn away. The location is predominantly Welsh-speaking and also reliant upon livestock farming. It was fortunate to escape the foot and also mouth illness outbreak in Britain in 2001.
