Historic houses · Mid Wales
Mathafarn
Mathafarn in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Mathafarn is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Heritage listing
http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=7601
From Cadw under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Mathafarn is a house and farm near Llanwrin, in Wales. The earliest house here was built before 1485, and Mathafarn plays a significant role in Welsh and English history.
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Background
History
The earliest reference to Mathafarn is in 1485. Henry Tudor was travelling through Wales to meet Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field, when he stopped at Mathafarn Hall, near Machynlleth and consulted with the poet Dafydd Llwyd (c1420 to c1500) who lived at the hall. Llwyd was made an esquire following Henry's decisive victory at the Battle of Bosworth. Around 1600, the house was owned by Richard ap John ap Hugh, a descendant of Llwyd. Hugh's son Rowland Pugh was the Lord of Meirionedd, and in 1624, was elected as the MP for Cardigan. In 1625, he was re-elected to the seat, and appointed as High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire. In 1628 he built a new house at Mathafarn. Pugh supported the…
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- Coordinates
- 52.6246, -3.7621
- District
- Powys
- Parish
- Glantwymyn
- Postcode
- SY20 8JY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr
Sources
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mathafarn?
- Mathafarn is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY20 8JY), in the parish of Glantwymyn.
- Is Mathafarn a listed building?
- Mathafarn is officially recognised as II listed.
- How do I get to Mathafarn?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SY20 8JY. It sits within the Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr parliamentary constituency.