Llynclys

Llynclys
The White Lion at Llynclys
Llynclys Llynclys shown within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SJ282239
Civil parish	Llanyblodwel
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OSWESTRY
Postcode district	SY10
Dialling code	01691
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	North Shropshire
List of places UK England Shropshire

Coordinates: 52°48′29″N 3°03′54″W / 52.808°N 3.065°W / 52.808; -3.065

Llynclys /ˈlʌŋklɪs/^[1] is a small village in Shropshire, England, in the civil parish of Llanyblodwel. It lies north of Pant at the crossroads of the A483 and B4396, where there are several houses and a pub, the White Lion.

The name Llynclys is based on the Welsh word for lake, llyn, and Llynclys Pool still lies near to the village. The -clys element was in the past thought to be derived from llys, "palace" or "court", and the lake, supposed to be of extraordinary depth, was said to contain a drowned city or palace with various legends attached to it.^[2]^[3]

Much of the area around Llynclys Hill to the west is common land; there are a number of cottages and smallholdings probably built by workers in the area's lead mines and limestone quarries.^[3] Llynclys Common, from which there are fine views, is home to eight varieties of orchid and the brown argus butterfly.^[3]

Llynclys was formerly on the Cambrian Railways line from Oswestry to Welshpool. The Cambrian Railways Trust are now re-building sections of the line as a heritage railway. Llynclys South railway station is in operation, whilst the original Llynclys station remains unused of 2010.

References

↑ Wells, John (15 January 2010). "Ruyton how many?". John Wells's phonetic blog. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
↑ Simpson, J. The Folklore of the Welsh Border, Rowman and Littlefield, 1976, p.23
1 2 3 Raven, M. A Guide to Shropshire, 2005, p.116

External links

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