Bleddfa

Bleddfa is a village which lies on the road from Knighton to Penybont and is located in the community of Llangunllo, Powys, Wales. It is 5 miles (8 km) from Knighton.^{[citation needed]} Until 1983 Bleddfa was a community itself.^[1]

Bleddfa
Bleddfa Location within Powys
OS grid reference	SO 2079 6829
• Cardiff	57 mi (92 km)
• London	141 mi (227 km)
Community	Llangunllo
Principal area	Powys
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KNIGHTON
Postcode district	LD7
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Brecon and Radnorshire
List of places UK Wales Powys 52.307009°N 3.163158°W / 52.307009; -3.163158

Bleddfa school children; July 1911.

Two hillforts dating to around 200 BC guard the village: Clog Hill above the village, and Llysin Hill to the west.^[2]

St Mary Magdalene's Church, Bleddfa dates from the 13th century. In the 19th century part of the building was used as a schoolroom. It is a Grade I listed building.^[3]

In 1766, the Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, whose ideas were instrumental in underpinning the French Revolution, was offered lodgings in a 16th-century grange house called 'Monaughty' which was near Bleddfa. He was so enamoured by Wales during his stay that he hoped Wales would be his final resting place (though he eventually died in Ermenonville, France).^[4][5]

See also

• List of localities in Wales by population