Llansantffraed
For other places with the same name, see Llansanffraid (disambiguation).
Coordinates: 51°54′07″N 3°16′37″W / 51.902°N 3.277°W
Llansantffraed is a parish in the community of Talybont-on-Usk in Powys, Wales near Brecon.
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St Fraid's church
The church of St Ffraid (or St Bridget) is a grade II* listed building.[2] It was rebuilt in 1885.
The parish is the birth and burial place of the poet Henry Vaughan (1621–1695) whose grave in the churchyard overlooks the River Usk.
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 1,880.[3]
References
- ↑ "Community population 2015". Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ↑ "Church of St Ffraid, Llansantffraid". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 13 November 2015.
External links
- Photos of Llansantffraed and surrounding area at geograph.org.uk
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