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Llangamarch

Pentref ym mhlwyf Dyffryn Irfon ym Mhowys, canolbarth Cymru, yw Llangamarch, o fewn Sir hanesyddol Swydd Brecnock.

Dyma'r lleiaf o drefi sba canolbarth Cymru, ochr yn ochr â Llanwrtyd, Llanfair-ym-Muallt a Llandrindod.

Roedd y sba yn canolbwyntio ar ffynnon bariwm, sydd bellach ar gau, ond mae'r pentref yn dal i fod yn boblogaidd gydag ymwelwyr a physgotwyr. Roedd hefyd yn enwog am y ffeiriau ceffylau a gynhaliwyd yma.

Mae'r hen bentref wedi'i ganoli o amgylch eglwys blwyf Sant Cadmarch. Mae dau westy, tafarn, Swyddfa Bost/siop bentref, eglwys Sant Cadmarch a Chapel Methodistaidd Nazareth.

Mae'n elwa o orsaf reilffordd ar reilffordd Calon Cymru ac yn gorwedd ar Lwybr 43 y Rhwydwaith Beicio Cenedlaethol.

Yn swatio yn nhroedfryniau Mynydd Epynt, mae Llangamarch yn gymuned wledig iawn. Mae'r tir o gwmpas i raddau helaeth yn rostir neu'n amaethyddol, yr olaf a ddefnyddir ar gyfer ffermio da byw.

Mae'n agos at Ffordd Epynt, adnodd gwych i gerddwyr, beicwyr a beicwyr gyda'i lwybrau arwyddbyst a'i olygfeydd trawiadol, ac mae 8 milltir o Lanfair-ym-Muallt, cartref y Sioe Frenhinol.

Mae Llangamarch bob amser wedi bod yn lleoliad delfrydol i'r pysgotwr ac mae milltiroedd lawer o afonydd ar gael i bysgota ar gyfer brithyll, chub, grayling ac eog diwedd tymor. Mae tocynnau dydd a thymor ar gael.

Llangammarch Wells

Llangammarch Wells is a village in the parish of Irfon Valley in Powys, mid Wales, within the historic County of Brecnockshire.

It is the smallest of the spa towns of mid Wales, alongside Llanwrtyd Wells, Builth Wells and Llandrindod Wells.

The spa was focused on a barium well, which is now closed, but the village is still popular with visitors and anglers. It was also famed for the horse fairs that were held here.

The old village is centred around the parish church of St Cadmarch. There are two hotels, a public house, a Post Office/village shop, St Cadmarch’s church and the Nazareth Methodist Chapel.

It benefits from a railway station on the Heart of Wales line and lies on Route 43 of the National Cycle Network.

Nestled in the foothills of Mynydd Epynt, Llangammarch Wells is a very rural community. The land around is largely moorland or agricultural, the latter used for livestock farming.

It is close to the Epynt Way, a fantastic resource for walkers, cyclists and riders with its waymarked routes and stunning scenery, and is 8 miles from Builth Wells, the home of the Royal Welsh Show.

Llangammarch Wells has always been and remains an ideal venue for the fisherman with many miles of river available to fish for trout, chub, grayling and late season salmon. Both day and season tickets are available.

Cefn Gorwydd

Roedd pentrefan Cefn Gorwydd yn arfer cael Swyddfa/Siop Bost, a hefyd ymhen dyddiau wedi mynd, gefail a thafarn. Erbyn hyn mae'n breswyl yn bennaf ar wahân i Gapel Gosen.

Tirabad

Mae Tirabad, bron ar ffin Powys, yn cynnwys tai a adeiladwyd yn wreiddiol ar gyfer y gweithwyr coedwigaeth.

 

Mae eglwys ac adeilad yr hen ysgol bellach yw Canolfan Gymunedol Tirabad.

 

Gyda'r ardal helaeth o goedwigaeth gerllaw mae'n lleoliad rheolaidd i lawer o'r rallys modur mawr ac mae trigolion y pentref yn cynorthwyo gyda marsialu, tra bod y ganolfan gymunedol yn gwasanaethu fel pencadlys rali. Mae Tirabad yn agos at ystod y Weinyddiaeth Amddiffyn ar yr Epynt ac mae nifer o'r ffermydd cyfagos bellach yn eiddo i'r Weinyddiaeth Amddiffyn erbyn hyn.

Cefn Gorwydd

The hamlet of Cefn Gorwydd used to have a Post Office/shop, and also in days long gone, a smithy and an inn. Now it is mainly residential apart from The Gosen Chapel.

Tirabad

Tirabad, almost at the border of Powys, comprises houses which were originally built for the forestry workers.

 

There is a church and the old school building is now the Tirabad Community Centre.

 

With the vast area of forestry nearby it is a regular venue for many of the large motor rallys and the residents of the village assist with marshalling, while the community centre serves as rally headquarters. Tirabad is close to the MOD range on the Epynt and a number of the surrounding farms are also now owned by the MOD.

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