Llangynidr village, Powys

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llangynidr

2025: "Llangynidr is a village, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales, about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Crickhowell and 9 miles (14.5 km) south-east of Brecon. The River Usk flows through the village as does the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal. It is in the historic county of Brecknockshire. The village is located four miles west of Crickhowell and nine miles southeast of Brecon, beside the River Usk and the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal. It is situated on the B4558 just to the south of where this road diverges from the A40 trunk road.[2] The stone bridge across the river dates from approximately 1700 and is a Grade I listed building.[3] The canal has five locks and an aqueduct in the vicinity of the village.[4]

The village is notionally divided into Upper and Lower Llangynidr. The remains of what may be a medieval reeve's house have been discovered in the course of archaeological excavations in the centre of the village.[5] The village has two public houses, a village shop and a primary school.[6][7] On the moors to the southeast of the village lies the Chartist Cave, the name of which derives from 1839 when Chartist rebels used the cave to stockpile weapons in advance of their march on Newport. There is a plaque at the entrance of the cave commemorating their actions.[9]

Until the 20th century, the principal language in Llangynidr was Welsh. For example, in his 1893 book 'Wales and her language', John E Southall, reports that over 60% of the population of Crickhowell and Llangynidr spoke Welsh, although the town was only a few miles from more anglicised Abergavenny. Welsh services persisted in at least one chapel in Llangynidr into the 1970s."

Llangynidr New Village Hall

Cwmcrawnon Road

Llangynidr

Crickhowell NP8 1LS

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c87p5l8gg8po

https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=5975778

https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/BRE/Llangynidr

http://www.breconbeaconsparksociety.org/Walls%20of%20Llangynidr/pswolWallsOfLlangynidr.htm

https://www.mon-and-brec-canal.wales/llangynidr/

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Canal and Bridge https://www.mon-and-brec-canal.wales/llangynidr/

Llangynidr New Village Hall https://www.facebook.com/llangynidrvillagehall/?locale=en_GB

Cwmcrawnon Road

Llangynidr

Crickhowell NP8 1LS

+ The Red Lion

Duffryn Road

Llangynidr

Crickhowell NP8 1NT

+ Coach and Horses Inn

Llangynidr

Crickhowell NP8 1LS

+ Walnut Tree Stores

Coed-Yr-Ynys Road

Llangynidr

Crickhowell NP8 1NA

+ Church of St. Cynidr & St. Mary

Duffryn Road

Llangynidr

Crickhowell NP8 1NR

+ cyclebasket.com - Bike Shop Powys

Waterloo House

Cwm Crawnon Rd

Llangynidr

Crickhowell NP8 1LS

+ Llangynidr Local History Society