Llanerfyl

Llanerfyl
St Erfyl's church, Llanerfyl
Llanerfyl
Llanerfyl shown within Powys
Population	1,467 (2011)
OS grid reference	SJ041130
Principal area	Powys
Ceremonial county	Powys
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WELSHPOOL
Postcode district	SY21
Dialling code	01938
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Montgomeryshire
Welsh Assembly	Montgomeryshire
List of places UK Wales Powys 52°42′24″N 3°25′12″W / 52.706539°N 3.419930°W / 52.706539; -3.419930Coordinates: 52°42′24″N 3°25′12″W / 52.706539°N 3.419930°W / 52.706539; -3.419930

Llanerfyl is a village and community in Powys, Wales. Located near the River Banwy, the community includes the village of Llanerfyl, several farms and wide tracts of marchland. The southern part of the community includes Cwm Nant yr Eira, which suffered severe depopulation in the 20th century. The 2001 census gives the population of the community as 402, increasing slightly to 406 at the 2011 Census.

The village contains St Erfyl's church, named after Erfyl, rebuilt in 1870. It contains the remnants of a 15th century shrine. The circular churchyard has in it a gravestone from either the 5th or 6th century commemorating the death of a young girl, identified locally with Erfyl:

Sir Charles Robert Harington, FRS, a notable biochemist, was born in the village in 1897.

Nick Griffin, former leader of the British National Party, lives in the village.

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