| Llandinam | |
|---|---|
 St Llonio's Church | |
  Llandinam Location withinPowys | |
| Population | 911 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SO028881 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LLANDINAM |
| Postcode district | SY17 |
| Post town | LLANIDLOES |
| Postcode district | SY18 |
| Dialling code | 01686 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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Llandinam (Welsh pronunciationⓘ) is a village andcommunity inMontgomeryshire,Powys, centralWales, betweenNewtown andLlanidloes, located on theA470.[3] As a community, Llandinam is made up of the village itself, small hamlets including Plas Dinam and Little London and several farms. The village itself has a population of around 576 with 56% born in Wales.[4]
Llandinam was the family home ofDavid Davies (1818–1890) who was responsible for much of the development of theSouth Wales Valleys and the export of coal in the 19th century. His grandsonDavid Davies, 1st Baron Davies FRGS (1880–1944) became MP forMontgomeryshire from 1906 to 1929.
The parents ofMurray Humphreys (1899–1965), one ofChicago's most fearedProhibition gangsters, emigrated to the United States from the village in the late 1890s.[5]
Gordonstoun school was evacuated here for the duration ofWorld War II.[6] The village was served byLlandinam railway station on theLlanidloes and Newtown Railway until its closure in the 1960s.[7]
Anelectoral ward in the same name existed, which also covered the neighbouring community ofMochdre. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 1,405. It elected its firstConservative County Councillor in May 2017.[8] From the2022 local election the Llandinam ward became 'Llandinam and Dolfor', following the merger with part of the neighbouringKerry community. It continued to be represented by one county councillor.[9]
St Llonio's Church is located north of the village, on a spur of land jutting into theSevern Valley, and within a fortifiedpromontory fort.[10] It was originally the mother church of those atLlanidloes andLlanwnnog, serving a monastery until the late 13th century.[11] The church is thought to date from around AD 520.[12] It was initially aclas structure. Its tower has a pyramidal slate roof over a timberbelfry, dating from the 13th century.[10] It is recorded asEcclesia de Landinam in theNorwich Taxation of 1254 with a value of £1 6s 8d.[12] The majority of the church was rebuilt in the 19th century, a restoration undertaken byGeorge Edmund Street.[10] The church still retains some original features, however, most notably the northern wall of the chancel.[13] During the restoration, new windows were installed in aneo-Gothic style.[13] The churchyard contains a number of old trees, principallyoaks andyews, including one of the latter which is claimed to be around 800 years old.[12] The churchyard contains thewar graves of threeRoyal Welsh Fusiliers soldiers ofWorld War I.[14]
The church, which is a Grade IIlisted building,[10] is in theChurch in Wales parish of Bro Arwystli.[15]
Thebridge from the main road over towards Broneirion was the firstcast iron bridge constructed in the county, designed byThomas Penson and built by Davies 1846. It spans 90 feet (27.5 m). At the east end of the bridge there is a statue of David Davies.[16]
The house that David Davies built,Broneirion, remains an elegant countrymansion owned byGirlguiding Cymru.
Plâs Dinam was bought by David Davies for his son, Edward. Designed byWilliam Eden Nesfield in 1873-1874, it is aGrade II* listed building.[17] Its garden is listed at Grade II on theCadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.[18]
