Llanarmon Mynydd Mawr

Llanarmon Mynydd Mawr, occasionally referred to as Llanarmon Fach, is an isolated rural parish in Powys, Wales. It was formerly in Denbighshire, and from 1974-1996 was in the county of Clwyd. It measures 2 square miles (5 km2) and has a population of 40.[1]

The scattered settlement lies on the south-facing slopes of the Berwyn Mountains in the high upper part of the Tanat Valley, at around 950 feet above sea level. Its name translates roughly as "St Garmon's church [on the] Great Mountain", distinguishing it from the village of Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, 5 miles (8 km) away in the Ceiriog Valley.

History

The church of St. Garmon (St. Germanus) is thought to be of early-mediaeval origin; it was 'restored' in 1886 to designs by W. H. Spaull of Oswestry.[1] The area was historically part of the parish of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant but eventually became a separate township.[2] It is now part of the community of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant for civil administration purposes.

The area of the parish is today largely mountain pasture. As with many such communities, its population has fallen over the years: in 1833 it had 164 inhabitants.[3] There are a number of rare late-mediaeval cruck-framed buildings.[4] There is also a Calvinistic Methodist chapel, Hermon, rebuilt in 1906 in a "curious" Art Nouveau-influenced style.[5]

The academic Griffith Hartwell Jones was the son of a rector of Llanarmon Mynydd Mawr, the Rev. Edward Jones. A previous incumbent (1578–95) was William Morgan, Bible translator and later Bishop of Llandaff.

References

  1. ^ a b St Garmon's Church, Llanarmon Mynydd Mawr
  2. ^ Tanat Valley, Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust
  3. ^ Llanarmon Mynydd Mawr, GENUKI
  4. ^ Tanat Valley Historic Landscape Characterisation, Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust
  5. ^ Jones, A. Welsh chapels, National Museum of Wales, 1996, p.129

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