Llanfair Caereinion

Llanfair Caereinion
Llanfair Caereinion Location within Powys
Population	1,810 (2011)^[1]
OS grid reference	SJ105065
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

UK Parliament	Montgomeryshire
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Montgomeryshire
List of places UK Wales Powys 52°38′56″N 3°19′28″W / 52.64882°N 3.32434°W / 52.64882; -3.32434Coordinates: 52°38′56″N 3°19′28″W / 52.64882°N 3.32434°W / 52.64882; -3.32434

Llanfair Caereinion is a small town and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales upon the River Banwy (also known as the River Einion), around 8 miles west of Welshpool. Its name is a combination of Welsh llan "church" + Mair "Mary" and caer "fort" + Einion, a personal name, meaning "the church of Mary [at] the fort of Einion".^[2]

In 2011 the ward had a population of 1,810. The town is built upon the site of an old Roman fort. Llanfair is most famous for being a terminus of the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway. The site of the Battle of Maes Moydog is nearby.

In 1758 the town was almost completely wiped out by the Great Fire which was so intense and devastating it was reported in the London Press.^[3]

In 2011 the village itself had a population of 1,055, according to Nomis.^[4]

Notable residents[]

Thomas John Jehu (1871–1943), geologist and physician, was born here.^[5]

Gallery[]

Llanfair Caereinion Town Hall in 1802
Llanfair Church by David Cox, c.1813

References[]

^ "Town population 2011". Retrieved 12 November 2015.
^ Mills, A. D. (2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198527589.
^ https://cpat.org.uk/ycom/mont/llanfaircaereinion.pdf^{[bare URL]}
^ https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=W37000242^{[bare URL]}
^ "Jehu, Thomas John". Who's Who: 1301. 1919.

External links[]

Photos of Llanfair Caereinion and surrounding area on geograph

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