Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant is a village in
Powys, mid
Wales. Population 1,470 , Welsh-speaking 62% . The village is best known as the former
parish of
William Morgan, then a vicar who first translated the
Bible into
Welsh and later rose to become a
Bishop at
Llandaff Cathedral and
St. Asaph.
Local Attractions
Attractions near the village include Wales's highest waterfall, the Pistyll Rhaeadr, known for its natural arch.
The Berwyn Mountains are nearby and Lake Vyrnwy.
Film Location
Parts of the 1995 film
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, starring
Hugh Grant were filmed in the village.