Penstrowed boasts the title of 'The Smallest Hamlet in Wales'.
Covering an area of some 1,220 acres, it is situated on the outskirts of Newtown on the Newtown-Llanidloes road and is bounded by the villages of Mochdre and Caersws, separated from Aberhafesp by the river Severn.
Its most notable landmark is the church of St Gwrhais (St George), a saint of the Church of Deiniol. The church was founded in the 6th century and the remains of its founder are said to be buried in the churchyard.
The church is a very small single-chamber church with bellcote and S porch. Neatly rebuilt in 1864 by Edward Jones. Decorated period east and west windows, with stained glass: Christ appearing to the three Marys. There is a monument to the Rev. John Herbert who died in 1876. Next to the church is a corrugated iron church hall.
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