Clyro facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Clyro
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 Clyro
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| Population | 781 |
| OS grid reference | SO213438 |
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| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HEREFORD |
| Postcode district | HR3 |
| Dialling code | 014978 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
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Clyro (Welsh: Cleirwy) is a small village and community in Powys, Wales. About 781 people live here, according to the 2011 UK Census. The nearest town is Hay-on-Wye, which is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the south-east.
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Discovering Clyro's Past
The name Clyro probably comes from a Welsh phrase meaning 'clear water'. Even though a Roman fort was found here, people think Clyro started as a village in the early Middle Ages.
The Village Church
The village church is called St Michael and All Angels. It was first written about in 1535. Most of it was rebuilt in the 1800s, but the bottom part of the tower is from the early 1400s.
Old Castles of Clyro
Clyro Castle was first mentioned in 1397, but it might be much older. Today, all that is left is a large mound where the castle once stood.
There's a second mound, called Castle Kinsey, just north of the village. It might have been built by Cadwallon ap Madog in the 1100s. This area is now a special nature reserve called Cwm Byddog, known for its old oak trees.
Famous Visitors and Buildings
John Wesley, who started Methodism, and his friend John William Fletcher often stayed and preached in Clyro at a house called Pentwyn.
Clyro Court was built in 1839 by Thomas Mynors Baskerville. It is said that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories, was a friend of the family and visited here. Clyro Court Farm is much older, with some parts dating back to the 1300s. It used to be a farm connected to a monastery.
A fun fact: The village of Clyro has been suggested as one of the reasons for the name of the rock band Biffy Clyro.
Francis Kilvert's Diaries
Francis Kilvert was a church leader (a curate) in Clyro from 1865 to 1872. Much of his famous published diaries talk about the people and beautiful countryside of Clyro and the areas nearby.
Exploring Kilvert Country
This part of Wales, including Clyro and other villages like Capel-y-ffin, Llowes, Glasbury, Llanigon, Painscastle, and the town of Hay-on-Wye, is sometimes called "Kilvert Country." Kilvert's diaries were even turned into a radio show on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.
You can find a special plaque in Clyro parish church to remember him. His old home, Ashbrook House, is now an art gallery. Many of the buildings he wrote about are still standing today. These include the old village school where Kilvert taught, the old vicarage, and two old inns, the New Inn and The Swan (now called the Baskerville Arms).
See also
In Spanish: Clyro para niños
