St Llwchaiarn's Church

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St Llwchaiarn's church, Llanllwchaiarn was the parish church of Llanllwchaiarn, now within the community of Newtown with Llanllwchaiarn and lies within the historic county of Montgomeryshire in Powys. The church occupies a position on rising ground overlooking the river Severn and is to the north east of Newtown. The present church was rebuilt in 1816. In 2011 the medieval carved screen, originally from St Mary's church in Newtown, was re-positioned in Llanllwchaiarn church ()

Coordinates: 52°31'24"N, 3°17'30"W

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St Llwchaiarn's Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dolforwyn Castle, St Michael and All Angels Church, Bryn Amlwg Castle, Hen Domen.

2.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Dolforwyn Castle, Newtown
59 min walk • Dolforwyn Castle is a Welsh medieval castle above the village of Abermule, Powys. The fortification was established by Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Gwynedd in the late 13th century.
2.1 miSE
Church
St Michael and All Angels Church
54 min walk • St Michael's Church is the parish church of Kerry, in the historic county of Montgomeryshire, now Powys. Kerry is sited about 3 miles to the S E of Newtown. which suggests that there may have been a church on the site since the 7th century.
5.6 miSE
Forts and castles
Bryn Amlwg Castle
142 min walk • Bryn Amlwg Castle was an enclosure castle near Anchor, Shropshire, abutting the England–Wales border. It is a scheduled monument, listed in 1930. This was an enclosure castle of the 12th and 13th centuries, and had towers and a gatehouse. Only earthworks now remain.
6.5 miNE
Forts and castles
Hen Domen
166 min walk • Hen Domen Welsh, meaning "old mound", is the site of a medieval timber motte-and-bailey castle in Powys, Wales. It is the site of the original Montgomery Castle, and was built by Roger de Montgomery in 1070.
5.9 miSE
Memorial
Cantlin Stone
151 min walk • The Cantlin Stone is a rough stone approximately two feet across with an inscription recording the death of one Willam Cantlin in the place where it is, and the fact that he was buried at the Bettws.
2.6 miN
Church
St Beuno's Church
66 min walk • St Beuno's Church, Bettws Cedewain lies within the historic county of Montgomeryshire in Powys.
5.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Vaynor Park
148 min walk • Vaynor Park is a country house in a landscaped park, standing on high ground to the south-west of Berriew village, in the historic county of Montgomeryshire, now Powys. The origins of the house date from the mid-15th century, but the house was extensively re-built in brick about 1640.
5.7 miNE
Bridge
Caerhowel Bridge
145 min walk • Caerhowel Bridge is a two-arch cast-iron, Grade II listed bridge over the River Severn, west of Caerhowel, Powys, Wales. The 6.6-metre-wide bridge was built on the site of a previous bridge which was possibly destroyed around the late 13th century.
6.5 miNE
Church
St Beuno's Church
166 min walk • St Beuno’s Church is the parish church of Berriew, in the historic county of Montgomeryshire, now Powys. The church stands in an almost oval churchyard in the centre of the village.
6.5 miNE
Forts and castles
Forden Gaer
167 min walk • Forden Gaer, Y Gaer, Caer Flos and Lavrobrinta are respective English, Welsh and possible Latin names for the Roman fort in the township of Thornbury, in the parish of Forden, in the old county of Montgomeryshire, which now forms part of Powys, Wales.
5 miW
Archaeological site
Caersws Roman Forts
129 min walk • The Caersws Roman Forts are two Roman military camps at Caersws, Powys in Mid Wales. They were garrisoned during the occupation of Great Britain between the 1st and 5th centuries when this part of Wales was part of the Roman province of Britannia Superior.