| Welsh Name: | Welsh: Llynclys |
| Country: | England |
| Static Image Name: | The White Lion, Llynclys in 2006.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | The White Lion at Llynclys |
| Coordinates: | 52.808°N -3.065°W |
| Official Name: | Llynclys |
| Civil Parish: | Llanyblodwel |
| London Distance Mi: | 155 |
| London Direction: | SE |
| 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: | SJ284239 |
Llynclys ([1] pronounced as /cy/)) is a small village in Shropshire, England, in the civil parish of Llanyblodwel. It lies north of Pant at the crossroads of the A483 and B4396, where there are several houses and a pub, the White Lion.
The name Llynclys is based on the Welsh word for lake, Welsh: llyn, and Llynclys Pool still lies near to the village. The -Welsh: clys element was in the past thought to be derived from Welsh: llys, "palace" or "court", and the lake, supposed to be of extraordinary depth, was said to contain a drowned city or palace with various legends attached to it.[2] [3]
Much of the area around Llynclys Hill to the west is common land; there are a number of cottages and smallholdings probably built by workers in the area's lead mines and limestone quarries.[3] Llynclys Common, from which there are fine views, is home to eight varieties of orchid and the brown argus butterfly.[3]
Llynclys was formerly on the Cambrian Railways line from to . The Cambrian Heritage Railways are now re-building sections of the line as a heritage railway. railway station is in operation, whilst the original station remains unused of 2010.
On the 30 October 1941 a Royal Air Force, Handley Page Hampden Mk I (P1294) crashed near the White Lion pub while on a training flight in bad weather, all four crew died[4]
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