History
Approaching the Wynnstay from Newtown. |
The community of Llanbrynmair - St. Mary's on the Hill - is so called because of the position and dedication of its Parish church, which stands on the very summit of a rounded hill. The "Llan", the church, and its surrounding hamlet lost its dominance in the community with the opening of a new turnpike road in 1821 and the coming of the railway in 1861. These two developments resulted in the hamlet of Wynnstay, two miles to the north , becoming the focal point of most community affairs. Its name came from the Wynnstay Arms Hotel and that reminds us that until recently the greater part of the community belonged to the extensive Wynnstay Estate with generations of the families of Sir Watcyn Williams Wynne being the landlords. |
Llan Church through Lichgate. |
The individual character of the hamlets of Talerddig, Dolfach, Tafolwern, Pandy, Bont Dolgadfan and Pennant has survived the great changes and they continue to maintain their identity The earliest relics from recorded time are the Parish Church at Llan and Y Domen Fawr - The Great Mound - in the hamlet of Tafolwern where the prince poet, Owain Cyfeiliog resided in the "costly gilded castle". |
