Abermule
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Abermule is a village in Powys
, mid Wales
, located on the River Severn
. The Montgomeryshire canal runs through Abermule, the canal is very close to the river.
, the only castle built by the last native prince of Gwynedd
of direct descent, Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan
, Prince of Wales
. In 2006 a Roman Road
was found while building the "Felin Hafren" estate.
closed in 1956. It also had its own station until it was closed as part of the Beeching cuts in 1965. The Cambrian railway users group has called for the reinstatement of this station.
The village was the site of the Abermule train collision
on 26 January 1921, which killed 17 passengers, including the Cambrian Railways
chairman, Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest of Machynlleth
.
There is a regular bus service running to Welshpool, Newtown and Montgomery.
Powys
Powys is a local-government county and preserved county in Wales.-Geography:Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire , and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,179 km², making it the largest county in Wales by land area.It is...
, mid Wales
Mid Wales
Mid Wales is the name given to the central region of Wales. The Mid Wales Regional Committee of the National Assembly for Wales covered the counties of Ceredigion and Powys and the area of Gwynedd that had previously been the district of Meirionydd. A similar definition is used by the BBC...
, located on the River Severn
River Severn
The River Severn is the longest river in Great Britain, at about , but the second longest on the British Isles, behind the River Shannon. It rises at an altitude of on Plynlimon, Ceredigion near Llanidloes, Powys, in the Cambrian Mountains of mid Wales...
. The Montgomeryshire canal runs through Abermule, the canal is very close to the river.
Amenities
The village has one primary school - Abermule CP School; previously called Dolforwyn CP School - a village shop, a caravan park, a growing number of new houses, a community centre/playing fields, two parks for children, a bowling green, 2 tennis courts and two pubs - 'The Abermule Hotel' and 'The Waterloo'. Abermule is also home to Wales' first privately owned Natural Burial site, Green Lane Burial Field.History
Nearby are the remains of Dolforwyn CastleDolforwyn Castle
Dolforwyn castle is a castle situated within the Welsh county of Powys some 4 miles from Montgomery close to the village of Abermule...
, the only castle built by the last native prince of Gwynedd
Kingdom of Gwynedd
Gwynedd was one petty kingdom of several Welsh successor states which emerged in 5th-century post-Roman Britain in the Early Middle Ages, and later evolved into a principality during the High Middle Ages. It was based on the former Brythonic tribal lands of the Ordovices, Gangani, and the...
of direct descent, Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan
Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan
Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan of Caeo was a Welsh landowner, a squire in effect, who in 1401 organized a decoy of Henry IV's English forces searching for the Welsh resistance leader Owain Glyndŵr. The deception allowed Owain to escape but involved Llywelyn in putting his life on the line...
, Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
. In 2006 a Roman Road
Roman road
The Roman roads were a vital part of the development of the Roman state, from about 500 BC through the expansion during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. Roman roads enabled the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate. The Roman road system spanned more than 400,000 km...
was found while building the "Felin Hafren" estate.
Railway
Abermule was the junction for a short branch railway to KerryKerry, Powys
Kerry is a small village in Powys, Mid Wales. The area around the village was the Welsh Commote and Lordship of Ceri, part of the region of Rhwng Gwy a Hafren, and it was originally ruled by the Princes of Maelienydd and their descendants....
closed in 1956. It also had its own station until it was closed as part of the Beeching cuts in 1965. The Cambrian railway users group has called for the reinstatement of this station.
The village was the site of the Abermule train collision
Abermule train collision
The Abermule train collision was a head-on collision which occurred at Abermule, Montgomeryshire, Wales on 26 January 1921, killing 17 people. The crash arose from misunderstandings between staff which effectively over-rode the safe operation of the Electric Train Tablet system protecting the...
on 26 January 1921, which killed 17 passengers, including the Cambrian Railways
Cambrian Railways
Cambrian Railways owned of track over a large area of mid-Wales. The system was an amalgamation of a number of railways that were incorporated in 1864, 1865 and 1904...
chairman, Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest of Machynlleth
Machynlleth
Machynlleth is a market town in Powys, Wales. It is in the Dyfi Valley at the intersection of the A487 and the A489 roads.Machynlleth was the seat of Owain Glyndŵr's Welsh Parliament in 1404, and as such claims to be the "ancient capital of Wales". However, it has never held any official...
.
There is a regular bus service running to Welshpool, Newtown and Montgomery.