Mathrafal
Mathrafal is a castle; it lies 4.3 km northeast of Llanfair Caereinion. The register lists it as a scheduled monument. Top of the 13 other places within 15 km is Powis Castle, 9.5 km off.
Castle near Llanfair Caereinion
Just outside Llanfair Caereinion
Mathrafal is 4.3 km northeast of Llanfair Caereinion. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Llanfair Caereinion has 15 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month
If warmth matters, go June to September: Llanfair Caereinion reaches 18–21°C.
Mathrafal
Wikipedia covers it in 6 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 4.3 km northeast of Llanfair Caereinion
Map of Mathrafal and nearby
On this map, Mathrafal is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which towns are near Mathrafal
The 8 towns are led in size by Welshpool, with 5,460 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
- 1Llanfair Caereinion
- 2Llanfyllin
- 3Guilsfield
- 4Welshpool
- 5Llanfechain
- 6Berriew
- 7Tregynon
- 8Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
Llanfair Caereinion
Llanfyllin
Guilsfield
Welshpool
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Mathrafal is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llanfair Caereinion | 4.3 km southwest of it | 973 | 3 |
| Llanfyllin | 8.7 km north of it | 1,118 | 2 |
| Guilsfield | 9.1 km east of it | 1,160 | 4 |
| Welshpool | 10 km east of it | 5,460 | 4 |
| Llanfechain | 11 km northeast of it | 257 | 2 |
| Berriew | 11 km southeast of it | 288 | 6 |
| Tregynon | 13 km south of it | 867 | 1 |
| Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant | 15 km north of it | 444 | 0 |
Places to add to Mathrafal
Within 15 km are 13 places, among them 3 historic houses, 2 castles and 2 heritage railways.
Castle · National TrustPowis Castle9.5 km away2
Heritage railwayWelshpool and Llanfair Light Railway5.3 km away3
CastleButtington12 km away4
Heritage railwayRhiw Valley Light Railway8.1 km away5
Historic houseGregynog Hall14 km away6
Historic houseGarthmyl Hall, Berriew13 km away7MuseumMuseum · National TrustClive Museum9.4 km away8Historic houseHistoric houseBryngwyn Hall8.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Mathrafal: what to know
Where is Mathrafal?
Mathrafal is 4.3 km northeast of Llanfair Caereinion, Powys.
What is Mathrafal?
Castle in Wales, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Mathrafal?
June to September are the warmest months in Llanfair Caereinion, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Mathrafal a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Mathrafal?
Within 15 km: Powis Castle (9.5 km), Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway (5.3 km), Buttington (12 km) and Rhiw Valley Light Railway (8.1 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Mathrafal: Welshficwitch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Powis Castle: Alexander Forst-Rakoczy, CC BY-SA 2.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway: fairlightworks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buttington: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhiw Valley Light Railway: Murfas, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregynog Hall: Broneirion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garthmyl Hall, Berriew: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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