Llanfyllin sits in northern Powys, Wales, a compact market settlement set among rolling farmland and upland ridges close to the border with Shropshire. The small river that runs through the town gives it a pleasant valley feel, and its origins go back to medieval parish life - the name commemorates the local saint and the town retains a mix of older stone buildings and 19th-century streetscape, with memories of a local branch railway that once linked the area to neighbouring market towns.
Today the economy remains largely rural, centred on agriculture and small businesses, with a lively community scene: local shows, clubs and volunteer groups are important socially, and there are village halls, shops and schools that serve surrounding hamlets. The parish atmosphere, easy access to walking country and a strong sense of local history make it a quiet but socially active part of rural mid-Wales.
Postcode districts covering Llanfyllin
Most populated places nearby
- Shrewsbury 22.7 miles
- Wrexham 23 miles
- Rhosllannerchrugog 19 miles
- Oswestry 11.6 miles
- Oswestry Rural 10.4 miles
- Brymbo 22.6 miles
- Newtown 18.1 miles
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 17.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Llanfyllin Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Llangedwyn Parish 3.7 miles
- Llanfechain Built-up area 3.9 miles
- Pen-y-Bont-Fawr Parish 4 miles
- Meifod Built-up area 4.7 miles
- Llangyniew and Meifod Ward 4.8 miles
- Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant and Llansilin Ward 4.8 miles
- Pontrobert Built-up area 4.9 miles
- Llanfihangel Parish 4.9 miles
- Llangyniew Parish 5.6 miles
- Banwy, Llanfihangel and Llanwddyn Ward 5.8 miles
Example postcodes in Llanfyllin
SY22 5BS, SY22 5AH, SY22 5BU, SY22 5HU, SY22 5HQ, SY22 5LA, SY22 5DQ, SY22 5LE, SY22 5DP … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 42.8 miles
- Manchester Airport 58.3 miles
- Llynclys South Railway Station 10 miles
- Welshpool Railway Station 10.4 miles
Hotels near Llanfyllin Ad
- Cain Valley Hotel 3 1.1 miles
- Lake Vyrnwy & Spa Hotel 4 6.6 miles
- The Hand at Llanarmon 7.9 miles
- Penyvoel Hall 3 8.6 miles
- Cann Office Hotel 4 9.3 miles
- The New Inn Hotel 3 5.8 miles
Schools in Llanfyllin
- Ysgol Llanfyllin All ages
Local points of interest
- Llwydiarth Park Estate 7 miles
- Berwyn Mountains 7.7 miles
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 9.9 miles
- Powis Castle Estate 10.2 miles
- Welshpool Stadium 10.3 miles
- Osbaston Wood Forest 11.4 miles
- Llanllugan Abbey Historic site 12 miles
- Aston Hall Estate 13 miles
- Park Hall Stadium 13.3 miles
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 15.2 miles
- Maes Tegid Stadium 15.9 miles
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 16.5 miles