Llanfechain | |
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St Garmon's Church, Llanfechain | |
Location within Powys | |
Population | 465 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SJ190203 |
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Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LLANFECHAIN |
Postcode district | SY22 |
Dialling code | 01691 |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Llanfechain is a village and community in Powys, Wales, on the B4393 road between Llanfyllin and Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain. Historically it belonged to Montgomeryshire. The River Cain runs through. The population of 465 at the 2011 Census was estimated at 476 in 2019.[2]
The Battle of Mechain may have been fought near Llanfechain in 1070.[3]