The small market town of Llanfyllin sits in northern Powys, Wales, set among rolling farmland on the edge of the Berwyn range with the River Cain running through the settlement. Its origins lie in a medieval community clustered around the church of St Myllin, and the town retains a compact centre of stone and Victorian buildings that reflect 19th‑century growth as a service and market hub.
Today Llanfyllin largely serves surrounding farms, with agriculture remaining important alongside small businesses, a local high school and a modest rural tourism trade for walkers and riders exploring nearby reservoirs and hills such as Lake Vyrnwy and the Berwyns. The town has a close‑knit social life with community clubs, choirs and events that reflect a strong Welsh cultural identity in a tranquil, scenic setting.
Postcode districts covering Llanfyllin
Most populated places nearby
- Shrewsbury 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Wrexham 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Rhosllannerchrugog 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Oswestry 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Oswestry Rural 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Brymbo 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Newtown 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 17 miles27.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Llanfechain Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Llangedwyn Parish 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Meifod Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
- Llangyniew and Meifod Ward 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant Built-up area 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Pontrobert Built-up area 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Llansantffraid Parish 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain Built-up area 5 miles8 km
- Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant and Llansilin Ward 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Llangyniew Parish 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Llanfihangel Parish 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Pen-y-Bont-Fawr Parish 5.3 miles8.6 km
Example postcodes in Llanfyllin
SY22 5BU, SY22 5AY, SY22 5DD, SY22 5AT, SY22 5BN, SY22 5ES, SY22 5AP, SY22 5DE, SY22 5BP … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 43 miles69.2 km
- Manchester Airport 58 miles93.4 km
- Llynclys South Railway Station 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Welshpool Railway Station 9.1 miles14.7 km
Hotels near Llanfyllin Ad
- Old New Inn, Llanfyllin 0.2 miles0.4 km
- The Lion Hotel 4.7 miles7.6 km
- The Kings Head 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Lake Vyrnwy Hotel & Spa 4 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Pen-Y-Dyffryn Country Hotel 3 9.3 miles14.9 km
- The Royal Oak Hotel, Welshpool, Mid Wales 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
- The New Inn Hotel 7.1 miles11.3 km
Schools in Llanfyllin
- Ysgol Llanfyllin All ages
Local points of interest
- Llwydiarth Park Estate 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Berwyn Mountains 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Powis Castle Estate 9 miles14.5 km
- Welshpool Stadium 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Osbaston Wood Forest 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Llanllugan Abbey Historic site 11.8 miles19 km
- Aston Hall Estate 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Park Hall Stadium 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 15.6 miles25 km
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Maes Tegid Stadium 17.2 miles27.7 km