Llanbrynmair is a village, neighborhood and also selecting ward in Montgomeryshire, Powys, on the A470 road in between Caersws and also Machynlleth. Llanbrynmair, in location, is the 2nd biggest in Powys. In 2011, it had a population of 920. The community includes several districts: Talerddig, Dolfach, Tafolwern, Pandy, Cringoed and Pennant. The original centre is at Llan, when traveling to Llanidloes, where the neighborhood parish church of St Mary lies. The existing centre (previously called "Wynnstay") at the junction of the A470 and B4518 rose to regional prestige with the structure of the new turnpike road in 1821 and the arrival of the train line between Newtown as well as Machynlleth in 1861. Geographically, the neighborhood includes the valleys of 3 rivers-- Afon Twymyn, Afon Iaen and also Afon Rhiw Saeson-- and also the surrounding uplands. The 3 rivers join around the main town and flow westwards as the Afon Twymyn towards the Afon Dyfi and Cardigan Bay. The Cambrian train line, integrated in the 1860s, goes through Llanbrynmair and also temporarily supplied 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 station however, adhering to the unintentional death of an American site visitor in October 1999 as well as its summary as a "blackspot", the crossing was closed and the road diverted. The area is mostly Welsh-speaking as well as reliant upon livestock farming. It was fortunate to get away the foot as well as mouth disease episode in Britain in 2001.