Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain is a compact village in Powys, Wales, lying close to the English border and historically part of Montgomeryshire; its name literally means the church of Saint Ffraed (St Brigid) in the old cantref of Mechain. The long Welsh name is often shortened locally and hints at the settlement’s deep medieval roots around the parish church.
The village sits amid rolling farmland and has a predominantly agricultural economy with a mix of local shops, pubs and community facilities; visitors are drawn by its rural character, walking country and the surviving historic features that mark a continuity of settlement and local identity. There’s a strong community feel and a bilingual cultural life typical of this part of mid-Wales.
Postcode districts covering Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain
Most populated places nearby
- Shrewsbury 16.9 miles
- Wrexham 20.3 miles
- Rhosllannerchrugog 16.7 miles
- Oswestry 7 miles
- Oswestry Rural 5.5 miles
- Brymbo 20.9 miles
- Newtown 19.4 miles
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 18.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Llansantffraid Parish 0.3 miles
- Carreghofa Parish 2.1 miles
- Llanfechain Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Llanyblodwel Parish 2.6 miles
- Llanymynech Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Four Crosses Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Pant Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Arddleen Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Llandysilio Parish 3.6 miles
- Llanymynech and Pant Parish 3.6 miles
- Llangedwyn Parish 3.8 miles
- Llandrinio Parish 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain
SY22 6AE, SY22 6AN, SY22 6FF, SY22 6AA, SY22 6BE, SY22 6BQ, SY22 6AB, SY22 6FH, SY22 6AQ … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 40.6 miles
- Manchester Airport 54.1 miles
- Llynclys South Railway Station 4.4 miles
- Welshpool Railway Station 8.1 miles
Hotels near Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain Ad
- The Lion Hotel 0.2 miles
- The Wynnstay Hotel, Oswestry, Shropshire 4 7 miles
- Pen-Y-Dyffryn Country Hotel 3 6.5 miles
- Old New Inn, Llanfyllin 5.1 miles
- The Royal Oak Hotel, Welshpool, Mid Wales 4 8 miles
- The Kings Head 6.1 miles
- Ye Old Boote Inn 9.4 miles
Schools in Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain
- Llansantffraid C.I.W.A. Primary
Local points of interest
- Osbaston Wood Forest 5.5 miles
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 6.4 miles
- Aston Hall Estate 7.6 miles
- Welshpool Stadium 8.2 miles
- Powis Castle Estate 8.6 miles
- Park Hall Stadium 8.8 miles
- Berwyn Mountains 12.1 miles
- Llwydiarth Park Estate 12.4 miles
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 14 miles
- Whattal Castle Historic site 14.4 miles
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 14.5 miles
- Llanllugan Abbey Historic site 15.2 miles