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Llanfyllin is a small market town, area as well as electoral ward in a sparsely-populated area in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. Llanfyllin’s population in 2011 was 1,532, of whom 34.1% could talk Welsh. Llanfyllin means church or parish (llan) of St Myllin (‘m’ frequently alters to ‘f’ in Welsh). The town lies in the valley of the River Cain near the Berwyn Mountains in Montgomeryshire, 14 miles (23 kilometres) southwest of Oswestry and 15 miles (24 km) from Montgomery. The River Cain is joined by the little River Abel in Llanfyllin (probably named after Cain as well as Abel in the Bible), and also twists via the valley, streaming right into the River Vyrnwy at Llansantffraid. The community lies between Shrewsbury and Bala, for a long period of time the crucial market towns in this field of Wales and also the Welsh borders. At neighboring Bodyddon there is proof of an early British settlement. Llanfyllin might be the “Mediolanum among the Ordovices” explained in Ptolemy’s Geography (c.? ad 150), although others argue for Meifod or Caersws. The town is understood for its holy well, Fynnon Coed y Llan. The well is devoted to Saint Myllin, who is considered to have baptised people below in the 6th century. The parish church is likewise committed to Saint Myllin. There is a custom that Saint Myllin is the Irish diocesan, Saint Mo Ling (additionally named Moling Luachra) (614– 697). Nonetheless, this is uncertain. There is no document of Mo Ling travelling to Wales, and also there is a custom that Myllin is hidden under the altar of Llanfyllin church whereas Mo Ling is thought to have been hidden at his monastery in Ireland.