Llanfair Caereinion
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.
It is one of the smallest towns in the county of Powys, for, even with its rural hinterland, the electorate of the community only places it fourteenth in rank of the county's eighteen towns.
There are also rural settlements within the community at Heniarth and Melin-y-ddol. The remainder of the population lives in scattered farms and dwellings.
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".
The town is built upon the site of an old Roman fort.
The site of the Battle of Maes Moydog (1295) is nearby.
In 1758 the town was almost completely wiped out by a major fire.
Llanfair is most famous for being a terminus of the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway.
Read MoreIt is one of the smallest towns in the county of Powys, for, even with its rural hinterland, the electorate of the community only places it fourteenth in rank of the county's eighteen towns.
There are also rural settlements within the community at Heniarth and Melin-y-ddol. The remainder of the population lives in scattered farms and dwellings.
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".
The town is built upon the site of an old Roman fort.
The site of the Battle of Maes Moydog (1295) is nearby.
In 1758 the town was almost completely wiped out by a major fire.
Llanfair is most famous for being a terminus of the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway.