Llynclys

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Llynclys
Shropshire
The White Lion, Llynclys in 2006.jpg
The White Lion at Llynclys
Location
Grid reference: SJ282239
Location: 52°48’29"N, 3°3’54"W
Data
Post town: Oswestry
Postcode: SY10
Dialling code: 01691
Local Government
Parliamentary
constituency:
North Shropshire

Llynclys is a small village in Shropshire, in the parish of Llanyblodwel. It lies north of Pant at the crossroads of the A483 and B4396 road, where there are several houses and a pub, the White Lion.

The name Llynclys is based on the Welsh-language word for lake, llyn, and Llynclys Pool still lies near to the village. The -clys element was in the past thought to be derived from llys, "palace" or "court", and the lake, supposed to be of extraordinary depth, was said to contain a drowned city or palace with various legends attached to it.[1][2]

Much of the area around Llynclys Hill to the west is common land; there are a number of cottages and smallholdings probably built by workers in the area's lead mines and limestone quarries.[2] Llynclys Common, from which there are fine views, is home to eight varieties of orchid and the brown argus butterfly.[2]

Llynclys was formerly on the Cambrian Railways line from Oswestry to Welshpool. The Cambrian Railways Trust are now re-building sections of the line as a heritage railway. Llynclys South railway station is in operation, whilst the original Llynclys station remains unused of 2010.

References

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  1. Simpson, J. The Folklore of the Welsh Border, Rowman and Littlefield, 1976, p.23
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Raven, M. A Guide to Shropshire, 2005, p.116
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