Castle Caereinion
Castle Caereinion (Castell Caereinion) is a small village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, upon the River Banwy, around 8 miles west of Welshpool, and 4 miles east of Llanfair Caereinion. • Illustration — Tŷ Mawr, Castle Caereinion • Illustration — St Garmon Church, Castle Caereinion In 2011 the Powys County Council ward had a population of 1,810. The community had a population of 592. Caereinion railway station is on the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway.
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The community includes the hamlet of Cyfronydd. The village is named after an ancient castle. The castle was built in 1156 by Madog ap Maredudd. Madog's nephew Owain Cyfeiliog swore allegiance to the English, Owain Gwynedd took the castle from him and destroyed it in about 1167. It has been suggested that a mound in the churchyard of St Garmon's is the remains of the earthwork castle. This mound is known as Twmpath Garmon, so it could be a preaching mound (as in Llanfechain). The most recent view is that the mound does not appear motte-like and a survey in 2002 failed to find a surrounding ditch.
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Key facts
• Country — Wales • Official Name — Castle Caereinion • Unitary Wales — Powys • Lieutenancy Wales — Powys • Constituency Welsh Assembly — Montgomeryshire • Constituency Westminster — Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr • Post Town — WELSHPOOL • Postcode Area — SY • Postcode District — SY21 • Dial Code — 01938 • Os Grid Reference — SJ163055 • Population — 592 • Population Ref — (2011) • Welsh Name — Castell Caereinion
St Garmon’s Church
St Garmon’s Church
Part of the Church in Wales, the church of St Garmon was completely rebuilt in the perpendicular gothic style in 1866 with additions in 1874. Built with slate roof from green squared rubble stone dressed with limestone, it consists of a porch, nave, chancel, and vestry with a broach-spire tower. Its predecessor was 15th century. Some of the fittings from the earlier church survive, mostly from the 18th century. St Garmon's was not an important ecclesiastical centre, being classed as a chapel in 1254.
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- 1.Parliamentary 2024 Constituency Map for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr. streetguide.co.uk. July 2024.
- 2.Powys County Council. 2011 Census Key Statistics Llanfair Caereinion 2011 Census Ward. February 2012.
- 3.Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics. www.nomisweb.co.uk.
- 4.Rushton, Gordon. The Welshpool & Llanfair Railway Travellers's Guide Llanfair Caereinion. Welshpool & Llanfair Railway. 2015.
- 5.CPAT. Castle Caereinion - Historic settlement survey.
- 6.21452. Ty-mawr Hall House, Castle Caereinion.
- 7.St Garmon, Castle Caereinion - the Church in Wales.
- 8.St Garmon's Church.
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