Llanbadarn Fawr, Powys

This article is about the community in Powys. For the community in Ceredigion, see Llanbadarn Fawr, Ceredigion.

Llanbadarn Fawr
Llanbadarn Fawr Church
Llanbadarn Fawr is located in Powys
Llanbadarn Fawr
Llanbadarn Fawr
Location within Powys
Population701 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSO096643
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLLANDRINDOD WELLS
Postcode districtLD1
Dialling code01597
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Powys
52°16′11″N 3°19′32″W / 52.269766°N 3.325470°W / 52.269766; -3.325470

Llanbadarn Fawr is a community in Powys, within the historic boundaries of Radnorshire, mid Wales. Consisting of a tract of undulating land directly north east of Llandrindod Wells, the community consists of the settlements of Crossgates and Fron and in 2001 had a population of 654,[2] increasing to 701 at the 2011 Census. The community name comes from the local church.

  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. ^ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Menna, Baines; Lynch, Peredur I., eds. (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 471. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.