Llandeilo Graban

Llandeilo Graban
St Teilo's Church
Llandeilo Graban Location within Powys
Community	Painscastle
Principal area	Powys
Preserved county	Powys
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Brecon and Radnorshire
List of places UK Wales Powys 52°05′37″N 3°19′29″W / 52.0937°N 3.3246°W / 52.0937; -3.3246

Llandeilo Graban is a village and former parish in the community of Painscastle,^[1] in Powys, Wales, about 6 miles from Builth Wells.

The church in Llandeilo Graban is dedicated to St Teilo, and the village is also the location of the Moriah Baptist Chapel.^[2] St Teilo's Church dates back to the 14th century. The name Llandeilo Graban refers to this church; the second element "graban" means "corn marigold" in Welsh.^[3]

Llandeilo Graban was a civil parish, at the 1971 census (the last before the abolition of the parish), Llandeilo Graban had a population of 93.^[4] In 1974 Llandeilo Graban became a community, on 1 April 1983 the community was abolished.^[5]

References

1. "Painscastle and Rhosgoch Community - Introduction". Painscastle & Rhosgoch.
2. "Genuki: Llandeilo Graban, Radnorshire". www.genuki.org.uk.
3. "Llandeilo Graban" (PDF). heneb.org.uk.
4. "Population statistics Llandeilo Graban through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
5. "Hay Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 5 October 2025.