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Llanbrynmair

Llanbrynmair in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit
1 h–2 h

About

Llanbrynmair is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Llanbrynmair or Llanbryn-mair () is a village, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales. It is on the A470 road between Caersws and Machynlleth, and had a population of 920 in 2011.

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Background

History

The village was historically in Montgomeryshire. Much of the area was part of the large Wynnstay Estate owned for generations by the families of Sir Watcyn Williams Wynne. The connection is noted in the "Wynnstay Arms", a prominent local public house. The parish of Llanbrynmair played prominent roles in both the "Nonconformist Revolution" of the late 18th century and the emigration to America during the 19th and early 20th centuries. This cultural revolution was the movement of Welsh religious independents to break from the established Church of England. The parish is reputed to have been the source of the most emigrants, per capita, to America of any in Wales. The first of them departed…

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Coordinates
52.6121, -3.6275

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Where is Llanbrynmair?
Llanbrynmair is in Mid Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.6121°, -3.6275°.