Llanbrynmair is a village, community and also selecting ward in Montgomeryshire, Powys, on the A470 road between Caersws as well as Machynlleth. Llanbrynmair, in area, is the second largest in Powys. In 2011, it had a population of 920. The area includes numerous districts: Talerddig, Dolfach, Tafolwern, Pandy, Cringoed as well as Pennant. The original centre goes to Llan, when traveling to Llanidloes, where the neighborhood parish church of St Mary lies. The current centre (formerly called "Wynnstay") at the junction of the A470 and B4518 rose to local importance with the building of the brand-new turnpike road in 1821 and also the arrival of the railway line in between Newtown and Machynlleth in 1861. Geographically, the area includes the valleys of 3 rivers-- Afon Twymyn, Afon Iaen and Afon Rhiw Saeson-- and the surrounding uplands. The 3 rivers join around the main town as well as circulation westwards as the Afon Twymyn towards the Afon Dyfi and also Cardigan Bay. The Cambrian railway line, constructed in the 1860s, runs through Llanbrynmair as well as for a while supplied an electrical outlet for the mines at Dylife, 8 miles south. The town station closed in 1965 as part of the "Beeching closures". There was a level crossing beside the station however, adhering to the unintended fatality of an American site visitor in October 1999 and also its description as a "blackspot", the going across was shut as well as the road diverted. The area is mainly Welsh-speaking and also reliant upon livestock farming. It was fortunate to run away the foot and also mouth illness break out in Britain in 2001.