Llanymynech in Powys sits right on the border between Wales and England, with part of the settlement extending into Shropshire. The village nestles beneath a limestone ridge, Llanymynech Hill, whose disused quarries and species-rich calcareous grassland form a small nature reserve and give the area dramatic views over the surrounding farmland.
The community grew around limestone extraction and the limekilns that supplied Victorian agriculture and building, and relics of that industrial past and the nearby Montgomery Canal attract walkers, naturalists and canal enthusiasts. Today it remains a quiet, cross-border village with a strong local identity, pubs and community groups that reflect its mixed Welsh–English heritage.
Postcode districts covering Llanymynech
Most populated places nearby
- Shrewsbury 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Wrexham 19 miles30.6 km
- Rhosllannerchrugog 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Wellington 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Oswestry 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Oswestry Rural 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Brymbo 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Newtown 21 miles33.8 km
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 20.4 miles32.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Carreghofa Parish 0.6 miles1 km
- Pant Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Llanymynech and Pant Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Llandysilio Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Llanyblodwel Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Four Crosses Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Llansantffraid Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- St. Oswald Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Llandrinio Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Arddleen Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Trefonen Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
Example postcodes in Llanymynech
SY22 6FA, SY22 6EJ, SY22 6EW, SY22 6ED, SY22 6ES, SY22 6EU, SY22 6EG, SY22 6JZ, SY22 6LD … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 39.3 miles63.3 km
- Manchester Airport 52 miles83.6 km
- Llynclys South Railway Station 2 miles3.3 km
- Gobowen Railway Station 7.9 miles12.8 km
Hotels near Llanymynech Ad
- The Lion Hotel 2.9 miles4.7 km
- The Wynnstay Hotel, Oswestry, Shropshire 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Pen-Y-Dyffryn Country Hotel 3 6 miles9.7 km
- Rowton Castle Hotel 8.7 miles14.1 km
- The Royal Oak Hotel, Welshpool, Mid Wales 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Old New Inn, Llanfyllin 7.8 miles12.5 km
- The Kings Head 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Ye Old Boote Inn 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Moreton Park Lodge 3 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Lion Quays Hotel & Spa 4 9.2 miles14.7 km
Local points of interest
- Osbaston Wood Forest 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Aston Hall Estate 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Park Hall Stadium 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Welshpool Stadium 9 miles14.5 km
- Powis Castle Estate 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Whattal Castle Historic site 11.8 miles19 km
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 13 miles20.9 km
- Berwyn Mountains 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Llwydiarth Park Estate 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 15.7 miles25.2 km