Hi Eleanor
According to the 1966 ' Shell Guide to Britain', " Llanfyllin was a little
market town in the wooded valley of the Cain, noted for the sweetness of the
bells in its 18th C Church and, once, for its inns and ale. ('Old ale fills
Llanfyllin with young widows')"
"Now only 2 inns survive, but ... pleasant town noted for Georgian and
Regency architecture. Lake Vyrnwy, 9 miles west ... reservoir supplying
Liverpool with water, noted for fishing, 12 mile road around its shores."
(AA Guide to Britain 1979).
Bit of background for you - not sure about all this beer, though !!!
Julie J.
-----Original Message-----
From: Eleanor Nicholson <enichols(a)Ballem.com>
To: POWYS-L(a)rootsweb.com <POWYS-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: 28 April 1998 16:38
Subject: Llanfyllin
Does anyone know anything about Llanfyllin in the mid to late 1800s.
I
have done some internet research and found out it was a market town
but any other information would be greatly appreciated. I have just
discovered that my grandfather Maurice Thomas was born there in the
1880s.
Thank you for any information you can provide.
Eleanor
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
enichols(a)ballem.com