Welcome to our Village
Welcome to our village. As you can see from the picture we are just a small village huddled on one side of a valley.
In the past Llanspyddid won 'Best Kept Village' for 3 consecutive years. A plaque was presented to the village by the Rural District Council of Brecknock in 1971.
Below - Extract from Sant Cattwg's Church. Llanspyddid. Historical Notes.
Theophilus Jones states that the name Llanspyddid was frequently pronounced and written formerly as Llanspytty or Llan-y-spytty, quas, Llan-Osbaidd-ty; a house of entertainment or refreshment for guests. Others say it means the Church of May Trees. It is of ancient origin and is dedicated to Saint Cattwg (or Cadog) the 5th Century (or possibly 6th Century) Celtic Saint.
It also has associations with the Brychan family. In the early thirteenth century document, de Situ Brecheniauc, it is stated that Anllach the father of Brychan, is buried- "before the door of the church of llanyspydyt". This may suggest that he was not a Christian although Wade Evans thinks that Llanhamlach Church was originally dedicated to him.
Our recreation Play area which is set almost in the middle of the village.
| Recorded Names of our village over the years | |
|---|---|
| Lamdespidic | 1127 |
| Landespetit | 1216 |
| Lanespetit | 11thC |
| Lannspitit | 1100 |
| Llaunspydit | 1405 |
| Llanspyddyd | 1832 |
| Ll.ysbydaid | 1566 |
| Llanyspydyt | 13thC |
Recorded Names sourced from 'A Study of Breconshire Place Names by Richard Morgan and R F Peter Powell.