Llandeilo Graban
Settlement in Powys, Wales
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Llandeilo Graban is a village and former parish in the community of Painscastle,[1] in Powys, Wales, about 6 miles from Builth Wells.
| Llandeilo Graban | |
|---|---|
St Teilo's Church | |
  Llandeilo Graban Location within Powys | |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
The church in Llandeilo Graban is dedicated to St Teilo, and the village is also the location of the Moriah Baptist Chapel.[2] St Teilo's Church dates back to the 14th century. The name Llandeilo Graban refers to this church; the second element "graban" means "corn marigold" in Welsh.[3]
Llandeilo Graban was a civil parish, at the 1971 census (the last before the abolition of the parish), Llandeilo Graban had a population of 93.[4] In 1974 Llandeilo Graban became a community, on 1 April 1983 the community was abolished.[5]
