Carno
| Carno | |
|---|---|
 Church of St John the Baptist, Carno | |
  Carno Location withinPowys | |
| Population | 730 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SN961965 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Caersws |
| Postcode district | SY17 |
| Dialling code | 01686 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Carnois a village inPowys,Wales.Thecommunity,which is also a parish in the historic county ofMontgomeryshire,comprises the townships of Derlwyn, Llysyn, and Trowscoed. It is in the geographical centre of Wales.[2]
Geography[edit]
TheAfon Carnorises near the watershed with theAfon Dyfi;and runs 9 miles south-eastward to theRiver Severn,2¼ miles north of Llandinam. The village's name is supposedly derived from theWelsh languageword forcairn(carnedd), as there are many ancient cairns on the hills surrounding the village. TheA470 roadbetweenLlanbrynmairandCaerswspasses through the village. This part of the route follows the course of the Afon Carno through hilly country.[3] Anelectoral wardwhich includes the nearby village ofCaerswshad a population of 2,316 in 2011.
History[edit]
ARoman FortnamedGaer Noddfais located next to the churchyard on the bank of theAfon Carno.The site encompasses a rectangular area 450 feet (140 m) by 270 feet (82 m).[4]A large mound occupies part of the fort; pottery found nearby indicate medieval usage but suggestions that it was aNormanfortification like amottehave been rejected.
In 952,IagoandIeuaf,the two exiled sons ofIdwal Foel,King of Gwynedd,invadedDyfed.But they were defeated in a decisive battle near Carno by the sons ofHywel Dda,King ofDeheubarth.The victory secured the sovereignty ofNorth Wales.[5]
A Grade II* 16th century timber-framed house,Plasau Duon,is near the village.[6]
The Manor House Plas Llysyn was a property raided as an LSD factory as part ofOperation Julie.Plas Llysyn was under surveillance and the well that supplied the house was destroyed to investigate the contents. £500,000,000 of LSD was manufactured in the cellars here, supplying 50% of the world's LSD at the time.[7][8]
Transport[edit]
Rail[edit]
The originalCarnostation was opened by theNewtown and Machynlleth Railwayin 1863. It was closed, along with a number of stations on theCambrian Line,as part of the Ministry of Transport's instigatedBeeching cutsin the 1960s. In 2002 a campaign began to reopen a station near the village. In 2009 theWelsh Assemblyagreed to examine the proposal as part of the Cambrian Rail Study.[9]
In 2014, the Welsh Assembly confirmedArriva Trains WalesandNetwork Railbroadly agreed with an independent report recommending the reopening of a station at Carno.[10]However, a new station would need to be built as the original Victorian building (which was incorporated into the former Laura Ashley factory) is in private ownership.[11]
Notable people[edit]
- The designer and entrepreneurLaura Ashley(1925–1985) is buried in the churchyard.[12]Bernard and Laura Ashley moved fromKentto Carno in 1961. The company's original factory was in the village, adjoining the station building; it closed in 2005.[11]
- The parents ofChicago OutfitgangsterMorris Llewellyn Humphreys,(Bryan Humphreys and Ann Wigley), emigrated to the United States from the village in the late 19th century.Dafydd Wigleyis his third cousin.[13]
References[edit]
- ^"Community population 2011".Retrieved10 November2015.
- ^"The town at the centre of Britain".BBC News.22 August 2014.
- ^"Ordnance Survey map 128: Montgomery" (Map).One inch series.Ordnance Survey.
- ^Wilson, D. R.; Wright, R. P. (1965). "Roman Britain (1964)".The Journal of Roman Studies.55(1/2): 199–228.doi:10.2307/297440.JSTOR297440.]
- ^Charles-Edwards, T.M. (2013).Wales and the Britons, 350-1064.OUP Oxford. p. 537.ISBN978-0-19-821731-2.
- ^"Plasau Duon, Caersws".British Listed Buildings.Retrieved28 April2016.
- ^Hitt, Carolyn (27 March 2017)."The extraordinary story of the Welsh LSD ring that supplied the world".Wales Online.
- ^Morris, Steven (29 June 2017)."Police patrol Welsh village to head off hunters of LSD stash".The Guardian.
- ^"Campaign to reopen station gets a boost".Shropshire Star.13 August 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 21 August 2009.Retrieved17 November2009.
- ^"Support to re-open Carno railway station".BBC News.6 January 2016.
- ^ab"Laura Ashley shuts 'home' factory".BBC. 25 October 2004.Retrieved13 February2008.
- ^Laura Ashley burial place
- ^Brookes, Geoff (2014).Welsh History: Strange but True.History Press. p. 187.ISBN978-0-7509-5498-3.
