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 miles36.6 km
- Wrexham 23 miles37.1 km
- Rhosllannerchrugog 19 miles30.6 km
- Oswestry 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Oswestry Rural 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Brymbo 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Newtown 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 17.6 miles28.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Llanfyllin Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Llangedwyn Parish 3.7 miles6 km
- Llanfechain Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Pen-y-Bont-Fawr Parish 4 miles6.5 km
- Meifod Built-up area 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Llangyniew and Meifod Ward 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant and Llansilin Ward 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Pontrobert Built-up area 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Llanfihangel Parish 4.9 miles8 km
- Llangyniew Parish 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Banwy, Llanfihangel and Llanwddyn Ward 5.8 miles9.3 km
Example postcodes in Llanfyllin
SY22 5EX, SY22 5BA, SY22 5DF, SY22 5HY, SY22 5JZ, SY22 5DQ, SY22 5EN, SY22 5NF, SY22 5AE … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 42.8 miles68.9 km
- Manchester Airport 58.3 miles93.8 km
- Llynclys South Railway Station 10 miles16 km
- Welshpool Railway Station 10.4 miles16.7 km
Hotels near Llanfyllin Ad
- Old New Inn, Llanfyllin 1 mile1.7 km
- The Lion Hotel 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Lake Vyrnwy Hotel & Spa 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The Kings Head 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Pen-Y-Dyffryn Country Hotel 3 9.5 miles15.3 km
- The New Inn Hotel 5.8 miles9.3 km
Schools in Llanfyllin
- Ysgol Llanfyllin All ages
Local points of interest
- Llwydiarth Park Estate 7 miles11.3 km
- Berwyn Mountains 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Powis Castle Estate 10.2 miles16.3 km
- Welshpool Stadium 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Osbaston Wood Forest 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Llanllugan Abbey Historic site 12 miles19.4 km
- Aston Hall Estate 13 miles20.9 km
- Park Hall Stadium 13.3 miles21.3 km
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Maes Tegid Stadium 15.9 miles25.6 km
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 16.5 miles26.6 km