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Llanyre

Coordinates: 52°15′09″N 3°23′54″W / 52.252439°N 3.398423°W / 52.252439; -3.398423
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Llanyre
Llanyre is located in Powys
Llanyre
Llanyre
Location within Powys
Population1,141 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSO045625
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLlandrindrod Wells
Postcode districtLD1
Dialling code01597
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
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52°15′09″N 3°23′54″W / 52.252439°N 3.398423°W / 52.252439; -3.398423

Llanyre (Welsh: Llanllŷr or Llanllŷr-yn-Rhos ⓘ) is a village and electoral ward in Radnorshire, Powys, Wales. The community had a population of 1,061 in 2001,[2] increasing to 1,141 at the 2011 Census. It includes the village of Newbridge-on-Wye.

Location

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Llanyre is to the west of Llandrindod Wells, in the upper Wye Valley. The area is largely rural.

Architecture

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Housing in Llanyre comprises an eclectic mix of nineteenth century stone and brick housing, with newer, more modern housing schemes currently under development.[3]

Administration

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Local administration is undertaken by the Llanyre Community Council, which is divided into two community wards, Newbridge with six members and Llanyre/Llanfihangel with five. It was previously divided into three community wards, consisting of 12 elected members, as such:

  • Llanfihangel Helygen - 2 members, 44 electors.
  • Llanyre Rural - 5 members, 400 electors.
  • Llanyre Village - 5 members, 496 electors.

Meetings are held every third Tuesday in the month, excluding August.[4]

Llanyre was a county electoral ward until 2022. The electorate of Llanyre ward was 940 in 2005.[5] Following a boundary review, the Llanyre county ward was substantially added to, with three neighbouring communities (Abbey Cwmhir, Nantmel and St Harmon) being added, and it was renamed Llanyre and Nantmel as a consequence. Newbridge was combined with Disserth and Trecoed community to form the Disserth and Trecoed with Newbridge county ward. The changes were effective from the 2022 local elections.[6]

Church of St Llyr

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Church of St Llyr

The Church of St Llyr lies to the south of the village, on the west of the A4081 road to Rhayader. Rebuilt entirely from 1885 to 1887,[7] little remains of the original church apart from the very front of the building. The churchyard contains one war grave, of a Royal Flying Corps officer of World War I.[8]

It is a grade II* listed building.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Ward/Community population 2011". Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  2. ^ 2001 Census
  3. ^ "Welcome to Llanyre Community Council - Llanyre Community Council". llanyre.org.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  4. ^ About Llanyre Community Council Archived 2007-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Community No. R18 - LLANYRE" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  6. ^ "The County of Powys (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Llanyre a Swansea and Brecon Diocesan Church". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  8. ^ CWGC casualty record cwgc.org
  9. ^ "Church of St Michael, Llanyre". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
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