Llanhamlach

Llanhamlach Welsh: Llanhamlach
Interior of the church of St.Peter and St. Illtyd
Llanhamlach Location within Powys
OS grid reference	SO0826
Principal area	Powys
Preserved county	Powys
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRECON
Postcode district	LD
Dialling code	01874
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Brecon and Radnorshire
List of places UK Wales Powys 51°55′40″N3°19′25″W / 51.9279°N 3.3235°W / 51.9279; -3.3235

Llanhamlach is a village in rural Powys, Wales about 4 miles east of Brecon, in the community of Llanfrynach. It had a railway junction called Talyllyn Junction.

History

Previously part of Brecknock Rural District, Llanhamlach was in the county of Brecknockshire before becoming part of Powys. A standing stone, called the Peterstone, is along the course of a suspected Roman Road. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Church

There is a church dedicated to the saints Peter and Illtyd, which is noted for an early medieval carving of two exhibitionist figures. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. "Cisp - Lhaml/1".
2. "Llanhamlach – The Sheela Na Gig Project".