Llanwnnog

Church of St Gwynog

Llanwnnog is a village in Powys, Wales.[1] It is located one-and-a half miles north of Caersws on the B4568 road. The Ordnance Survey spell the name with a single 'n'.

The Welsh romantic poet John Ceiriog Hughes is buried in the village churchyard in an ornamental grave with cast iron railings and a memorial plate. [2] He was employed on the Cambrian Railways at Caersws as stationmaster and Manager of the Van Railway from 1868 until his death in 1887.[3]

References

  1. ↑ GENUKI: Llanwnnog, Montgomeryshire
  2. ↑ The National Library of Wales :: Dictionary of Welsh Biography
  3. ↑ C P Gasquoine (1973). The Story of the Cambrian. Christopher Davies Ltd.

Coordinates: 52°32′02″N 3°26′35″W / 52.5338°N 3.4431°W