Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain is a compact village in Powys, Wales, lying close to the English border and historically part of Montgomeryshire; its name literally means the church of Saint Ffraed (St Brigid) in the old cantref of Mechain. The long Welsh name is often shortened locally and hints at the settlement’s deep medieval roots around the parish church.
The village sits amid rolling farmland and has a predominantly agricultural economy with a mix of local shops, pubs and community facilities; visitors are drawn by its rural character, walking country and the surviving historic features that mark a continuity of settlement and local identity. There’s a strong community feel and a bilingual cultural life typical of this part of mid-Wales.
Postcode districts covering Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain
Most populated places nearby
- Shrewsbury 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Wrexham 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Rhosllannerchrugog 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Oswestry 7 miles11.2 km
- Oswestry Rural 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Brymbo 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Newtown 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 18.8 miles30.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Llansantffraid Parish 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Carreghofa Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Llanfechain Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Llanyblodwel Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Llanymynech Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Four Crosses Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Pant Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Arddleen Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Llandysilio Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Llanymynech and Pant Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Llangedwyn Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Llandrinio Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
Example postcodes in Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain
SY22 6BF, SY22 6AL, SY22 6FH, SY22 6BD, SY22 6AA, SY22 6AG, SY22 6DG, SY22 6AN, SY22 6FB … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 40.6 miles65.3 km
- Manchester Airport 54.1 miles87.1 km
- Llynclys South Railway Station 4.4 miles7 km
- Welshpool Railway Station 8.1 miles13 km
Hotels near Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain Ad
- The Lion Hotel 0.2 miles0.4 km
- The Wynnstay Hotel, Oswestry, Shropshire 4 7 miles11.2 km
- Pen-Y-Dyffryn Country Hotel 3 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Old New Inn, Llanfyllin 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Royal Oak Hotel, Welshpool, Mid Wales 4 8 miles12.8 km
- The Kings Head 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Ye Old Boote Inn 9.4 miles15.1 km
Schools in Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain
- Llansantffraid C.I.W.A. Primary
Local points of interest
- Osbaston Wood Forest 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Aston Hall Estate 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Welshpool Stadium 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Powis Castle Estate 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Park Hall Stadium 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Berwyn Mountains 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Llwydiarth Park Estate 12.4 miles20 km
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 14 miles22.5 km
- Whattal Castle Historic site 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Llanllugan Abbey Historic site 15.2 miles24.4 km