Llandysilio
Village in Powys, Wales
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Llandysilio is a small village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales.
Population1,122 (2011 census)
| Llandysilio | |
|---|---|
Montgomery Canal Bridge in Llandysilio | |
Location within Powys | |
| Population | 1,122 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | SJ268196 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LLANYMYNECH |
| Postcode district | SY22 |
| Dialling code | 01691 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Its population at the 2001 Census was 962,[2] increasing to 1,122 at the 2011 census.[3] The present parish church, dedicated to Saint Tysilio, dates from 1867 but tradition states that a church was founded here by Tysilio in the seventh century.[4] The community includes the village of Four Crosses.
Robert Baugh (1748–1832), a Welsh surveyor, copper-plate engraver, map-maker and print-maker came from the village; as did Rev. Elias Owen MA, F.S.A. (1833–1899), a Welsh cleric and antiquarian.
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward had a population of 1,789 at the 2011 Census.[5]