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'''Llansantffraed''' is a parish in the community of [[Talybont-on-Usk]] in [[Powys]], [[Wales]] near [[Brecon]].
'''Llansantffraed''' is a parish in the community of [[Talybont-on-Usk]] in [[Powys]], [[Wales]] near [[Brecon]].

[[File:Grade II listed Llansantffraed Church (geograph 2590550).jpg|left|thumb|St Fraid's church]]
The church of St Ffraid (or Saint Bridget) is a grade II* listed building.<ref> {{cite web| url = http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-7638-church-of-st-ffraid-llansantffraid|title= Church of St Ffraid, Llansantffraid|publisher= British Listed Buildings|accessdate = 15 December 2013}} </ref> It was rebuilt in 1885.


The parish is the birth and burial place of the poet [[Henry Vaughan]] (1621-1695) whose grave in the churchyard overlooks the [[River Usk]].
The parish is the birth and burial place of the poet [[Henry Vaughan]] (1621-1695) whose grave in the churchyard overlooks the [[River Usk]].

Revision as of 20:17, 15 December 2013

Llansantffraed
OS grid referenceSO123235
Community
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRECON
Postcode districtLD3
Dialling code01874
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
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Wales
Powys

Llansantffraed is a parish in the community of Talybont-on-Usk in Powys, Wales near Brecon.

St Fraid's church

The church of St Ffraid (or Saint Bridget) is a grade II* listed building.[1] It was rebuilt in 1885.

The parish is the birth and burial place of the poet Henry Vaughan (1621-1695) whose grave in the churchyard overlooks the River Usk.

Notes

  1. ^ "Church of St Ffraid, Llansantffraid". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 15 December 2013.