Llanfair Caerinion

We stayed in the Welsh village of Llanfair Caerinion two nights, wrapped around our visit to Powis, and managed a stroll about one afternoon. Llanfair Caerinion is about 10 miles up the river/over the hill/whatever from Welshpool (like Liverpool) and Powis. Our Airbnb was a nice one bedroom unit converted from the old police station, aptly called "The Old Police Sation." Or "Yr hen orsaf heddlu" in Welsh. Seriously. Look it up.

One sees fewer and fewer real Minis in Britland these days; the only
one we saw during two months in London last year was in a display
at Harrod's; of course the BMW Minis--"Binis" I call them--are
plentiful and of no interest; the specimen above looked like it was 
being parted out; sad but true

Chippy not visited

Parish C of E, locked up tight (it was after five)

The church has a relatively massive cemetery...with nearly all
the tombstones, etc., sorted to one side or another, evidently to
facilitate the mowing program; we speculate that only the
tombstones themselves were moved, in Thomas Hardy fashion
(see https://roadeveron.blogspot.com/2021/08/london-out-takes-1.html)

Down the hill, by the creek, St. Mary's Well,
noted for curative powers; needs some chemical
attention presently; probably pagan in origin

Carving of interest on the church exterior

Have to use the weed-eater here

And here

Did not get the "NoMowMay" memo (about encouraging wild
flowers; perhaps just an English thing)

We interpreted this as signifying the Presbyterian
church; also that its Sunday morning service is a
bore

Llanfair Caerinion street scene

So old and weathered we could not tell whether
it was a mile marker, a street sign, or a menhir; or
perhaps an errant tombstone

The creek and a nice place overlooking it

The slate does not erode into pebbles

Yr hen orsaf heddlu