Llanfihangel Talyllyn

Llanfihangel Talyllyn is a small village in the community of Llangors in Powys (previously Brecknockshire), Wales. It is also a community electoral ward for Llangors Community Council.

St Michael's church

Description

Llanfihangel Talyllyn has a church, a village hall and a public house, The Black Cock.

The church of St Michael and All Angels is located at the centre of the village and dates from the Norman period. The tower and porch date from the 15th century. The church was restored and partially rebuilt in the 1870s.[1]

A school was built in the village in 1860,[2] though subsequently converted for residential use. The village population had jumped from 149 to 213 between 1861 and 1871, probably because of people moving there to work on the nearby railway. By 1901 the population of the parish was 257.[3]

The Black Cock Inn is located next to the church. Its name (though referring to a black cockerel) has been misinterpreted as offensive and, in the run-up to Christmas 2015, its Facebook page was blocked due to "racist or offensive language"[4] It has been called The Black Cock since 1840.[5]

Governance

The village is in the electoral ward of Llangors for elections to Powys County Council.

Llanfihangel Talyllyn is a community ward for Llangors Community Council, electing or co-opting up to half of the ten community councillors.[6]

References
  1. "Brecknockshire Churches Survey - Church of St Michael, Llanfihangel Talyllyn". Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. "National School, Llanfihangel Talyllyn". RCAHMW. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. "Talgarth and district - Census figures for Llanfihangel Talyllyn parish". Victorian Powys. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. "The Black Cock Inn's Facebook page blocked due to 'racist' language". Publican's Morning Advertiser. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  5. Lizzie Dearden (23 December 2015). "Facebook suspends The Blackcock Inn pub's profile over 'racist or offensive language'". The Independent. London. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  6. "Llangors Community Council Contact List" (PDF). Llangors Community Council. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.