Llawnt
CountryEngland
Static image nameRoad Junction at bridge east of Rhydycroesau - geograph.org.uk - 1722644.jpg
Coordinates52.87°N 3.116°W
Civil parishOswestry Rural
Civil parish 1Selattyn and Gobowen
Unitary englandShropshire
Lieutenancy englandShropshire
RegionWest Midlands
Constituency westminsterNorth Shropshire
Post townOSWESTRY
Postcode districtSY10
Postcode areaSY
Dial code01691
Os grid referenceSJ248308

Llawnt is a village in Shropshire, England. The name comes from Middle Welsh, borrowing from the English 'lawn'. The meaning in this case is 'green' (named after a piece of green land in the centre of the village).

The village is located about a mile from the border between Shropshire and Powys, near Rhydycroesau, and approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Oswestry.[1] Its location and its Welsh name shows that this was at one time part of Powys. This changed with the 16th-century Acts of Union, when the Lordship of Oswestry was given to Shropshire.

The River Morda flows past the village.

References

  1. ^ Collins Britain atlas and gazetteer. London: Harper Collins. 1999. p. 344. ISBN 0004487907.