Checking the map, I've just noticed that Llanyblodwel is a mile into Shropshire - the Wales/England border catches you out sometimes! However, Llanyblodwel is the nearest village to Wales in a Welsh Bulge with the market town of Oswestry (Croesoswallt) at its centre. Oswestry is approximately five miles into England but retains its strong Welsh culture. The Welsh Bulge is peppered with placenames like Porth-y-waen, Monfa, Trefonen, Llynclys and Treflach; there are no English names at all. Politically, the Bulge is in England, but culturally it's not.