Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant

Capel Seion is in the town. It is a Methodist chapel rebuilt in the early 20th century in Arts and crafts style.

In the 2001 Census the population was 1,470, of whom 55% were Welsh-speaking. In the 2011 census the population had fallen to 1,195,[4][5] with 408 in the village itself.[6]

The town falls in the electoral ward of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant/Llansilin. The ward population at the 2011 Census was 2,295.[7]

St Dogfan's church

The Norman church of St Dogfan is a Grade II* listed building, restored between 1879 and 1882, but with parts dating back to the 13th century. There is a gravestone with a Celtic cross possibly commemorating Cwgan son of Ethelstan, a Welsh prince of the 11th century.[8][9]

The parish is best known for its former vicar, William Morgan, who first translated the whole Bible into Welsh in the 1580s and later became a Bishop of Llandaff and of St. Asaph.[10] Gwallter Mechain, the bard, was the vicar from 1837 until his death in 1849.[8]

St Dogfan was a son of Brychan Brycheiniog and a Welsh prince in the 5th century.[8] A clas dedicated to him was founded on the site of the present church.[8][11] The holy well of the saint is on the farm of Gwernfeifod in Cwm-ffynnon.[12]

Attractions near the village include the Pistyll Rhaeadr waterfall, known for its natural arch, the Berwyn Mountains, and Lake Vyrnwy.

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  Pistyll Rhaeadr
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  The Wynnstay Arms tavern
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  Church of St Dogfan Altar
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  Carreg Gwgan (Gwgan's Stone); 9-10th century Celtic cross, kept in Church of St Dogfan
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  Church of St Dogfan
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  Wood carving by altar

Bus services are operated by Tanat Valley Coaches, based in the town. Route 76 links the town with Llanfyllin, Meifod and Welshpool. Routes 79/79A connect the town with Llangynog, Llangedwyn, Penybontfawr and Oswestry.

The town was at one point served by the defunct Tanat Valley Light Railway which served Pentrefelin, Llanrhaiadr Mochnant and Pedairffordd Halt. Of these station, Llanrhaiadr Mochant was the closest one to the town being around a mile south east. These closed in 1951 to passengers along with the line to Llangynog but the line remained open to freight to as far as Llanrhaeadr Mochant until 1964 when the entire line to Blodwell Junction was closed.

The trackbed has been incorporated into agricultural use but the newly form Tanat Valley Light Railway have expressed interest in reopening the line to as far as Llanrhaiadr Mochnant for heritage and tourist use. But are currently focused on reaching Blodwell Junction from Nantmawr.

Parts of the 1995 film The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, starring Hugh Grant, were filmed in the town,[13] portraying the real-life village of Taff's Well, in Rhondda Cynon Taf, which by 1995 had become too developed to use.

More recently, the town featured in the 2012 film Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger with David Tennant, as the village where the St. Bernadette's school bus stopped to buy sweets on the way to Lake Vyrnwy in search of the (fictitious) Castell Llawen ('Merry Castle').

• Photos of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant and surrounding area on geograph