Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
| Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant | |
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 Village of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant |
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 Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
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| Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant shown within Powys | |
| Population | 1,195 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SJ123262 |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OSWESTRY |
| Postcode district | SY10 |
| Dialling code | 01691 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | |
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant is a village in Powys, Wales.
It was an important site in the ancient commote of Mochnant, this is indicated by ym-Mochnant in its placename which means 'in Mochnant'.
Until 1974, Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant was split into two civil parishes, the northern parish being in historic Denbighshire and the southern parish in historic Montgomeryshire, this reflected the division of the ancient commote in the 12th-century. The divide continued between 1974 and 1996, with the former Denbighshire parish being placed in Clwyd and former Montgomeryshire parish in Powys. However, in 1996 both parts of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant were united within the county of Powys.
In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,470, of whom 55% were Welsh-speaking. The population as of the 2011 census had reduced to 1,195.
The village falls in the electoral ward called Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant/Llansilin. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 2,295.
The Norman church of St Dogfan is a grade II* listed building, restored between 1879 and 1882, but with parts dating back to the 13th century. There is a gravestone with a Celtic cross possibly commemorating Cwgan son of Ethelstan, a Welsh prince of the 11th century.
The parish is best known for its former vicar, William Morgan, who first translated the whole Bible into Welsh in the 1580s and later rose to become a Bishop at Llandaff Cathedral and St. Asaph.Gwallter Mechain, the bard, was the vicar from 1837 until his death in 1849.
St Dogfan was a son of Brychan Brycheiniog and a Welsh prince in the 5th-century. A clas dedicated to him was founded on the site of the present church. The holy well of the saint is on the farm of Gwernfeifod in Cwm-ffynnon.
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