Llangadfan
| Llangadfan | |
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 St Cadfan's church |
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 Llangadfan
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| Llangadfan shown within Powys | |
| Population | (2001) |
| OS grid reference | SJ041102 |
| Principal area | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| 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 | |
| Welsh Assembly | |
Llangadfan is a small village in Powys, Wales, based in the community of Banwy. The village lies on the A458 between Foel and Llanerfyl, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Llanwddyn. Dyfnant Forest is located nearby. The village is said to be noted for its country dances.
Llangadfan is a village (area of 16,929 acres (6,851 ha)) and a parish, which lies on the banks of the River Vyrnwy and extends into the Banwy River and Nant-yn-Eira stream. Llanfyllin railway station (now closed) is 19.2 km (11.9 mi) to its north-east and Llanfair is 8.8 km (5.5 mi) away to its east-south-east. The pub here is known as "Cann Office Hotel".
The lowest average temperature recorded is 2 °C (36 °F) in January and the average maximum is 18 °C (64 °F) during August. The average annual rainfall is 140.07 centimetres (55.15 in) with a maximum monthly average of 15.89 centimetres (6.26 in) in December and lowest average of 9.22 centimetres (3.63 in) in June.
Llangadfan is home to St Cadfan's church, a medieval church whose original features have been obscured by a 19th century restoration. The church was originally said to have been established by Saint Cadfan (who had to flee under pressure from Franks with his companions) somewhere between 510 and 515, shortly before he departed and founded a monastery on Bardsey Island where he served as its abbot from 516–542. This church was the seat of the Parish of Llangadfan for centuries, then being part of the County of Montgomeryshire.
St Cadfan's church, in the Diocese of St Asaph, located 14 miles to the west of Welshpool, originally of 15th century medieval vintage, was restored in 1867–68. It has been built over a raised sub-circular churchyard which was expanded in 1910 in the western direction. It has a small single chamber (a nave and chancel) with an east facing window in east west layout. While the porch (southern direction), vestry (in the northern direction), chancel arch, new windows, and bell turret ( on the west, over the nave) belong to the nineteenth century restoration, a stoup and a few other older structures are still visible. Stone masonry with square blocks of greyish shale siltstone is irregularly coursed in the porch, the vestry and the bell turret and fully plastered. The roof (gabled to the east and west) is made of slates with black ceramic red ridge tiles with a cross finial to chancel. Peaked arches with louver boards are provided on the Northern and southern sides. The north wall has three windows, "two to the nave, one to the chancel; each has a two-centred arch with two trefoiled two-centred lights of grey freestone; and continuous hoodmoulds ending in head stops and having a central stop as well."
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