Llanbrynmair
Llanbrynmair is a village, community and electoral ward in Montgomeryshire, Powys, on the A470 road between Caersws and also Machynlleth. Llanbrynmair, in area, is the 2nd largest in Powys. In 2011, it had a population of 920. The community includes several hamlets: Talerddig, Dolfach, Tafolwern, Pandy, Cringoed and Pennant. The original centre is at Llan, when driving to Llanidloes, where the neighborhood parish church of St Mary lies. The existing centre (previously called "Wynnstay") at the joint of the A470 and B4518 rose to local importance with the building of the brand-new turnpike road in 1821 and the arrival of the train line in between Newtown and Machynlleth in 1861. Geographically, the community includes the valleys of 3 rivers-- Afon Twymyn, Afon Iaen and Afon Rhiw Saeson-- and the bordering uplands. The 3 rivers join around the primary town and circulation westwards as the Afon Twymyn in the direction of the Afon Dyfi and Cardigan Bay. The Cambrian train line, built in the 1860s, runs through Llanbrynmair and also for a time provided an outlet for the mines at Dylife, 8 miles south. The village station closed in 1965 as part of the "Beeching closures". There was a level crossing beside the terminal yet, adhering to the accidental fatality of an American visitor in October 1999 as well as its description as a "blackspot", the going across was shut and also the road drawn away. The area is predominantly Welsh-speaking and reliant upon livestock farming. It was privileged to run away the foot and also mouth illness episode in Britain in 2001.