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{{county|Brecon}}
{{Infobox town
[[File:Llanbedr church (geograph 2070726).jpg|thumb|300px|St Peter's parish church]]
|name=Llanbedr
'''Llanbedr''' is a small village and ancient parish in [[Brecknockshire]], two miles north-east of [[Crickhowell]].  It lies above the river known as the [[Grwyne Fechan]] just above its confluence with the [[Grwyne Fawr]] in the southern reaches of the [[Black Mountains]] range. The village lies within the shadow of [[Table Mountain]], an outlying spur of [[Pen Cerrig-calch]] on which is perched the Iron Age hill fort of Crug Hywel.<ref>Ordnance Survey Explorer map OL13 'Brecon Beacons National Park: eastern area'</ref>
|county=Brecon
|picture=Llanbedr below Sugar Loaf - geograph.org.uk - 333839.jpg
|picture caption=Llanbedr from the west, with the Sugar Loaf behind
|os grid ref=SO239203
|latitude=51.8768
|longitude=-3.1062
|population=
|census year=
|post town=Crickhowell
|postcode=NP8
|dialling code=01873
|LG district=Powys
|constituency=Brecon & Radnorshire
}}
'''Llanbedr''' is a small village and ancient parish in [[Brecknockshire]] two miles north-east of [[Crickhowell]].  It stands above the river known as the [[Grwyne Fechan]] just above its confluence with the [[Grwyne Fawr]] in the southern parts of the [[Black Mountains]] range.


The church of St Peter is a Grade-II* listed building.
The name 'Llanbedr' is Welsh for 'Peter's Church'; a common enough name.


==References==
The village sits within the shadow of Table Mountain, an outlying spur of [[Pen Cerrig-calch]] on which is perched the Iron Age hill fort of [[Crug Hywel]], from which Crickhowell takes its own name.
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The parish church is the Church of St Peter, a Grade-II* listed building.


==Outside links==
==Outside links==
*Location map: {{wmap|51.8768|-3.1062|zoom=14}}
{{commons|Llanbedr, Crickhowell}}
*[http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=5129532 images of Llanbedr and surrounding area on Geograph website]
*{{geograph|5129532|Llanbedr}}


[[Category:Towns and villages in Brecknockshire]]
==References==
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[[File:Llanbedr church (geograph 2070726).jpg|left|thumb|200px|The Church of St Peter]]

Latest revision as of 12:03, 23 February 2018

Llanbedr
Brecknockshire

Llanbedr from the west, with the Sugar Loaf behind
Location
Grid reference: SO239203
Location: 51°52’36"N, 3°6’22"W
Data
Post town: Crickhowell
Postcode: NP8
Dialling code: 01873
Local Government
Council: Powys
Parliamentary
constituency:
Brecon & Radnorshire

Llanbedr is a small village and ancient parish in Brecknockshire two miles north-east of Crickhowell. It stands above the river known as the Grwyne Fechan just above its confluence with the Grwyne Fawr in the southern parts of the Black Mountains range.

The name 'Llanbedr' is Welsh for 'Peter's Church'; a common enough name.

The village sits within the shadow of Table Mountain, an outlying spur of Pen Cerrig-calch on which is perched the Iron Age hill fort of Crug Hywel, from which Crickhowell takes its own name.

The parish church is the Church of St Peter, a Grade-II* listed building.

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material
about Llanbedr, Brecknockshire)

References

The Church of St Peter