Mochnant
Mochnant (Welsh for 'the rapid stream') was a medieval cantref in the Kingdom of Powys.[1][2] In the 12th century it was divided into the commotes of Mochnant Is Rhaeadr (in the north) and Mochnant Uwch Rhaeadr (in the south) (Is signifying 'below' and Uwch 'above' the River Rhaeadr).[2]
Its north-west border was with the cantref of Penllyn, originally in Powys but which became annexed to the Kingdom of Gwynedd during the time of Owain Brogyntyn. It bordered the cantrefi of Caereinion and Mechain to the south, and Maelor to the north-east.[3] The administrative centre was Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant in Mochnant Is Rhaeadr.[4]
After the death of
The northern part of Powys, including Mochnant Is Rhaeadr, later became
The name survives in the placename Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, this village also had the ancient commote's ecclesiastical centre at the church of St Dogfan;[2] ym Mochant means 'in Mochnant'.
References
- ^ a b "The Tanat Valley". CPAT.
- ^ a b c d Lloyd, John Edward (1912). A History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest. Longmans, Green, and Co. p. 246. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ Rees, William (1951). An Historical Atlas of Wales from Early to Modern Times. Faber & Faber.
- ^ "Llanrhaeadr-ym-mochnant, Powys". CPAT.
- ^ Stevenson (2016) Medieval Powys: Kingdom, Principality and Lordships, 1132–1293, p. 286
- ^ A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and ..., Volume 3, John Burke, page 613-614