Bleddfa

Bleddfa
Bleddfa
 Bleddfa shown within Powys
OS grid referenceSO26NW16
    Cardiff 57 mi (92 km)  
    London 141 mi (227 km)  
CommunityLlangynllo
Principal areaPowys
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town KNIGHTON
Police Dyfed-Powys
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK ParliamentBrecon and Radnorshire
Welsh AssemblyBrecon and Radnorshire
List of places
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Wales
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Coordinates: 52°18′25″N 3°09′47″W / 52.307009°N 3.163158°W / 52.307009; -3.163158

Bleddfa school children; July 1911.

Bleddfa is a village in which lies on the road from Knighton to Penybont and is located in the community of Llangynllo, Powys, Wales. It is 57 miles (92 km) from Cardiff and 141 miles (226 km) from London.[1] Offa's Dyke passes nearby through Knighton.

Two hillforts belonging to around 200 B.C guard the village: Clog Hill above the village, and Llysin Hill to the west.[2] Bleddfa's church is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene and was built around the 13th century.

References

  1. Google Maps (Map). Google.
  2. www.thebeaconbenefice.org.uk website; accessed 8 April 2014.

See also


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