Llawnt Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Road Junction at bridge east of Rhydycroesau - geograph.org.uk - 1722644.jpg
Static Image Caption:Road junction at bridge, Llawnt
Coordinates:52.87°N -3.116°W
Official Name:Llawnt
Civil Parish:Oswestry Rural
Civil Parish1:Selattyn and Gobowen
Unitary England:Shropshire
Lieutenancy England:Shropshire
Region:West Midlands
Constituency Westminster:North Shropshire
Post Town:OSWESTRY
Postcode District:SY10
Postcode Area:SY
Dial Code:01691
Os Grid Reference:SJ248308

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 four miles west of Oswestry. 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.