Other places · Mid Wales
Llyswen
In or near Hay-on-Wye.
Llyswen in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
Colin Pyle — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Llyswen 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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Heritage listing
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From Cadw under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Llyswen is a small village in Powys, Wales on the west bank of the River Wye. It was formerly within the county of Brecknockshire and now forms part of the Community of Bronllys. Until 1986 Llyswen was a community itself. The nearest town is Brecon approximately 8 miles (13 km) to the south-west.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
'Llys-wen' is Welsh for "The White Court" and the settlement is first mentioned as a site of a court where the sons of Rhodri Mawr, ninth century King of the Britons, might arbitrate their differences. It has been suggested that the remains of a hill fort above the village might be the location of this court.
Description
The romantic radical and poet John Thelwall built himself a "hermitage" at Llyswen Farm during his exile in Wales. His friends William and Dorothy Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge visited him there in August 1798. The figure of "The Solitary" from Wordsworth's later poem 'The Excursion' may have been based on Thelwall in Llyswen.
Visiting
A travel guide of 1847 referred to Llyswen as a "miserable village". Things have apparently improved since then. In 2008, Llyswen was judged one of the top ten most desirable British villages in which to live.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.0336, -3.2667
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Bronllys
- Postcode
- LD3 0UY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Sources
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Boughrood Bridge
Historic bridges · 0.5 km
Cae Dan y Domen
Literary houses · 0.7 km
Boughrood & Llyswen railway station
Heritage railway stations · 1.0 km
Boughrood Motte
Castles · 1.0 km
Boughrood
Historic bridges · 1.3 km
Church of St Cynog
Historic churches · 1.4 km
Brechfa Pool
Natural landmarks · 1.4 km
Boughrood Brest
Other places · 1.7 km
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Llyswen?
- Llyswen is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LD3 0UY), in the parish of Bronllys.
- What is Llyswen?
- Llyswen in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Llyswen?
- Drivers can use postcode LD3 0UY.
- Is Llyswen a listed building?
- Llyswen is officially recognised as II listed.
- How do I get to Llyswen?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LD3 0UY. It sits within the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe parliamentary constituency.