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Revision as of 19:30, 17 February 2011

Llangedwyn is a village in Powys, Wales at grid reference SJ184242.

It lies in the Tanat Valley near to the Wales/England border. It is approximately five miles from the small town of Llanfyllin and ten miles from the Shropshire market town of Oswestry. The Berwyn mountain range is nearby, as is Pistyll Rhaeadr waterfall. The ruins of Owain Glyndŵr's Sycharth castle lie a few miles outside the village towards Llansilin.

Llangedwyn itself has a small primary school, a parish church, a village hall, a post office and various craft workshops on the site of a former mill. Llangedwyn Hall is situated in the heart of the village and is a major landowner in the area. The Green Inn public house lies just outside the village on the site of the former village green.

Llangedwyn has a local football team that plays in the JT Hughes League One. They play their home games on the playing fields adjacent to the local school. The team consists of players of all ages including a wealth of youth participants.

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52°48′30″N 3°12′38″W / 52.80827°N 3.21050°W / 52.80827; -3.21050