Llanfrynach
Encyclopedia
Llanfrynach is a village and community
in the county of Powys
, Wales
. It lies just to the southeast of Brecon
in the Brecon Beacons National Park. The village sits astride the Nant Menasgin, a right bank tributary of the River Usk
. The B4558 passes just to its north and the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal also passes around the village. The Welsh
name signifies the 'church of Brynach'.
Community (Wales)
A community is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest-tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England....
in the county of Powys
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...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It lies just to the southeast of Brecon
Brecon
Brecon is a long-established market town and community in southern Powys, Mid Wales, with a population of 7,901. It was the county town of the historic county of Brecknockshire; although its role as such was eclipsed with the formation of Powys, it remains an important local centre...
in the Brecon Beacons National Park. The village sits astride the Nant Menasgin, a right bank tributary of the River Usk
River Usk
The River Usk rises on the northern slopes of the Black Mountain of mid-Wales, in the easternmost part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Initially it flows north into Usk Reservoir, then east by Sennybridge to Brecon before turning southeast to flow by Talybont-on-Usk, Crickhowell and...
. The B4558 passes just to its north and the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal also passes around the village. The Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
name signifies the 'church of Brynach'.