Llanafan Fawr
| Llanafan Fawr | |
|---|---|
St Afan's Church in Llanafan Fawr | |
Location within Powys | |
| Population | 470 (2011) |
| Community |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BUILTH WELLS |
| Postcode district | LD2 |
| Dialling code | 01982 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| Website | community council site |
Llanafan Fawr is a village, community and ecclesiastical parish in Powys, Wales. Located in the former cantref of Buellt (Builth) and historic county of Brecknockshire, the community includes the former parish of Llanfihangel Bryn Pabuan.
The parish has an area of slightly over 5,000 hectares (12,000 acres) (about twenty square miles) and a scattered rural population of more than a thousand. It is named after Saint Afan and was the centre of Cantref Buallt in ancient times, before the building of Builth Wells about 9 miles (14 km) away. The former spa town of Llandrindod Wells lies about 8 miles (13 km) to the north east.
An electoral ward of the same name exists. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 1,386.