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20-547: Llandinam ( Welsh pronunciation ) is a village and community in Montgomeryshire , Powys , central Wales , between Newtown and Llanidloes , located on the A470 . As a community, Llandinam is made up of the village itself, small hamlets including Plas Dinam and Little London and several farms. The village itself has a population of around 576 with 56% born in Wales. Llandinam
40-560: A monastery until the late 13th century. The church is thought to date from around AD 520. It was initially a clas structure . Its tower has a pyramidal slate roof over a timber belfry , dating from the 13th century. It is recorded as Ecclesia de Landinam in the Norwich Taxation of 1254 with a value of £1 6s 8d. The majority of the church was rebuilt in the 19th century, a restoration undertaken by George Edmund Street . The church still retains some original features, however, most notably
60-594: Is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest tier of local government in Wales . Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England but, unlike English parishes, communities cover the whole of Wales. There are 878 communities in Wales. Until 1974 Wales was divided into civil parishes . These were abolished by section 20 (6) of the Local Government Act 1972 , and replaced by communities by section 27 of
80-592: Is in the Church in Wales parish of Bro Arwystli. It has its own Facebook page, which features photographs of some of its architectural features. The bridge from the main road over towards Broneirion was the first cast iron bridge constructed in the county, designed by Thomas Penson and built by Davies 1846. It spans 90 feet (27.5 m). At the east end of the bridge there is a statue of David Davies. The house that David Davies built, Broneirion , remains an elegant country mansion owned by Girlguiding Cymru . Plâs Dinam
100-543: The 2022 local election the Llandinam ward became 'Llandinam and Dolfor', following the merger with part of the neighbouring Kerry community. It continued to be represented by one county councillor. St Llonio's Church is located north of the village, on a spur of land jutting into the Severn Valley , and within a fortified promontory fort . It was originally the mother church of those at Llanidloes and Llanwnnog , serving
120-546: The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 and the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 . William Eden Nesfield William Eden Nesfield (2 April 1835 – 25 March 1888) was an English architect. Like his some-time partner, Richard Norman Shaw , he designed several houses in Britain in the revived 'Old English' and 'Queen Anne' styles during the 1860s and 1870s. He was also a designer and painter. William Eden Nesfield
140-463: The 1870s, notably the Old English and Queen Anne styles. Many of Nesfield's clients were rich friends of his father's, and his designs tended to be more extravagant and ornamental than Shaw's. Notable examples were additions to Combe Abbey , Warwickshire (1862-5, mostly demolished); Cloverley Hall , Shropshire (1866–8, partly demolished);Leawood Hall, Holloway, Derbyshire for William Walker owner of
160-475: The Crown . In Wales, all town councils are community councils. There are now three communities with city status: Bangor , St Asaph and St Davids . The chair of a town council or city council will usually have the title mayor (Welsh: maer ). However, not every community has a council. In communities with populations too small to sustain a full community council, community meetings may be established. The communities in
180-648: The Hat factory Kinmel Hall , Flintshire (1871–4) and Bodrhyddan (1872–4). He also designed many small lodges and cottages, most famously a lodge in Regent's Park (demolished), and another at Kew Gardens (1866–7), both in London. He also designed the Victoria Gate (1868), one of the main entrances into the Gardens, along with nearby Cumberland Gate. At Loughton , Nesfield designed (1877)
200-655: The Opposition Andrew RT Davies MS ( C ) Shadow Cabinet ( current ) Prime Minister Rt Hon Keir Starmer MP ( L ) Secretary of State for Wales Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP (L) Principal councils ( leader list ) Corporate Joint Committees Local twinning see also: Regional terms and Regional economy United Kingdom Parliament elections European Parliament elections (1979–2020) Local elections Police and crime commissioner elections Referendums A community ( Welsh : cymuned )
220-630: The United States from the village in the late 1890s. Gordonstoun school was evacuated here for the duration of World War II . The village was previously served by Llandinam railway station on the Llanidloes and Newtown Railway . An electoral ward in the same name existed, which also covered the neighbouring community of Mochdre . The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 1,405. It elected its first Conservative County Councillor in May 2017. From
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#1732856106995240-477: The church of St Nicholas, and was then commissioned (1878) to rebuild Loughton Hall , both for the Maitland family. In Montgomeryshire , Nesfield largely rebuilt St Beuno's Church, Bettws Cedewain and redesigned Maesmawr Hall in 1876. Nesfield gave up architectural practice around the time his father died in 1881, and retired to Brighton , where he died in 1888 at the age of 52. He is usually considered one of
260-745: The community boundaries within their area every fifteen years. The councils propose changes to the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales , which prepares a report and makes recommendations to the Welsh Government . If the Welsh Government accepts the recommendations, then it implements them using a statutory instrument . For example, in 2016 four new communities were created in the City and County of Cardiff . The legislation surrounding community councils in Wales has been amended significantly in
280-414: The northern wall of the chancel. During the restoration, new windows were installed in a neo-Gothic style . The churchyard contains a number of old trees, principally oaks and yews , including one of the latter which is claimed to be around 800 years old. The churchyard contains the war graves of three Royal Welsh Fusiliers soldiers of World War I . The church, which is a Grade II listed building ,
300-487: The same Act. The principal areas of Wales are divided entirely into communities. Unlike in England, where unparished areas exist, no part of Wales is outside a community, even in urban areas . Most, but not all, communities are administered by community councils , which are equivalent to English parish councils in terms of their powers and the way they operate. Welsh community councils may call themselves town councils unilaterally and may have city status granted by
320-551: The urban areas of the cities of Cardiff , Swansea and Newport do not have community councils. As of the 2001 United Kingdom census , there were 869 communities in Wales. 84 percent, or more than 730, have a council. They vary in size from Rhayader with an area of 13,945 hectares (34,460 acres) to Cefn Fforest with an area of 64 hectares (160 acres). They ranged in population from Barry with 45,053 recorded inhabitants to Baglan Bay with no permanent residents. The twenty-two principal area councils are required to review
340-578: Was born in Bath on 2 April 1835, the eldest son of the landscape architect and painter William Andrews Nesfield . He was educated at Eton College . In 1850 he was articled to the architect William Burn , but after two years he moved to the practice of his uncle by marriage, Anthony Salvin . He studied architectural drawing under James Kellaway Colling . He travelled widely in the 1850s, and published his drawings in Specimens of Mediaeval Architecture (1862), which
360-806: Was bought by David Davies for his son, Edward. Designed by William Eden Nesfield in 1873-1874, it is a Grade II* listed building . Its garden is listed at Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales . Community (Wales) Heir Apparent William, Prince of Wales First Minister ( list ) Rt Hon Eluned Morgan MS ( L ) Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies MS ( L ) Counsel General-designate – Elisabeth Jones Chief Whip and Trefnydd – Jane Hutt MS (L) Permanent Secretary Sixth Senedd Llywydd (Presiding Officer) Elin Jones MS ( PC ) Leader of
380-413: Was dedicated to William Craven, 2nd Earl of Craven . Around 1860 he started his own architectural practice; but he soon linked up with his friend Richard Norman Shaw , with whom he was in a formal partnership between 1866 and 1869, though they kept their jobs separate. Nesfield and Shaw contributed greatly to the new styles of domestic architecture in Britain, which began in the 1860s and flourished in
400-463: Was the family home of David Davies (1818–1890) who was responsible for much of the development of the South Wales Valleys and the export of coal in the 19th century. His grandson David Davies, 1st Baron Davies FRGS (1880–1944) became MP for Montgomeryshire from 1906 to 1929. The parents of Murray Humphreys (1899–1965), one of Chicago 's most feared Prohibition gangsters , emigrated to
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