Pen-yr-allt Wood

One of several route alterations North of Llanidloes

Van may be seen in the distance

This can be found on the wall of St Idloes Church in Llanidloes. For more detail see : Link

Viewed from the south.

Cerddwyr yn dilyn Llwybr Glynhir drwy goedwig Allt Goch. Walkers following the Glyndwr Way through woods known as Allt Goch (trans red hill).

Cerddwyr yn dilyn Llwybr Glyndwr. Yr anheddiad yn y pellter yw y Fan. Walkers following the Glyndwr Way. The settlement in the distance is the Fan (trans. peak).

Cerddwyr yn dilyn Llwybr Glyndwr ger pentre o'r enw'r Fan. Walkers following Glyndwr's Way near a village called Y Fan (the peak).

Sticil wrth ymyl anhedd-dy o'r enw Cwmeryr Bach. A stile at Cwmeryr Bach (trans. eagle valley)

Cerddwyr yn dilyn heol ddiwyneb tuag at Lanidloes. Walkers following an unsurfaced road towards Llanidloes (trans. church of Idloes).

Cerddwyr yn cyrraedd Llanidloes. Walkers arriving at Llanidloes (trans. church of Idloes).

Llandiloes is situated along the A470 and B4518 roads in Powys, within the historic county boundaries of Montgomeryshire. The town’s official website Link describes it as “a small town at the heart of Wales, nestling amidst the eastern slopes of the Cambrian Mountains, Llanidloes is at the heart of the ancient medieval kingdom of Arwystli and is one of the great little market towns of Mid Wales, UK and the first town on the River Severn.” The population recorded at the 2011 census was 2,929, of whom 15% were Welsh-speakers. Llanidloes takes its name from the early seventh century Celtic Saint Idloes (Llan-Idloes = the Church of St Idloes), after whom its parish church is named. It received a market charter from the King in 1270. The present-day street plan follows much of the 13th century grid layout.

Llandiloes is situated along the A470 and B4518 roads in Powys, within the historic county boundaries of Montgomeryshire. The town’s official website Link describes it as “a small town at the heart of Wales, nestling amidst the eastern slopes of the Cambrian Mountains, Llanidloes is at the heart of the ancient medieval kingdom of Arwystli and is one of the great little market towns of Mid Wales, UK and the first town on the River Severn.” The population recorded at the 2011 census was 2,929, of whom 15% were Welsh-speakers. Llanidloes takes its name from the early seventh century Celtic Saint Idloes (Llan-Idloes = the Church of St Idloes), after whom its parish church is named. It received a market charter from the King in 1270. The present-day street plan follows much of the 13th century grid layout.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, weaving and flannel production developed in the town largely as a cottage industry and the local products were sent to market in Shrewsbury. Towards the end of the eighteenth century, Llanidloes was the largest producer in Montgomeryshire. Some of the three storey houses with brick facades of this period would have housed weaving lofts on the upper storey.

The half-timbered Old Market Hall stands at the centre of Llanidloes, at the crossing of the four streets of the original medieval town. Built around 1600, it is the oldest timber-framed market hall, and the only surviving building of this type, in Wales. A weekly market was held on the open cobbled ground floor until well into the twentieth century. It is typical of market halls of the period in most mid-Wales market towns. Over the years the large and well-lit upper floor room has been used as a wool and flannel market, law court, preachers' hall, flannel store, working men's institute and museum. The slate roof, with overhanging eaves, has a glazed octagonal cupola which once contained the bell that was used to ring the curfew. The cupola is topped by a weathervane dated 1738. The building is grade I listed (Cadw building id= 8317 Link Historic Wales).