Llangynyw
Llangynyw | |
Llangynyw |
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Population | 582 (2011)[1] |
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OS grid reference | SJ125085 |
Principal area | Powys |
Ceremonial county | Powys |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WELSHPOOL |
Postcode district | SY21 |
Dialling code | 01938 |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
EU Parliament | Wales |
UK Parliament | Montgomeryshire |
Coordinates: 52°40′21″N 3°19′02″W / 52.67251°N 3.3171°W
Llangynyw (also Llangyniew) is a hamlet and community in Powys, mid Wales. It is located on a hill inside a bend in the River Banwy, approximately two miles north-east of Llanfair Caereinion.
The focus of the hamlet is the Parish Church of St. Cynyw, which dates from between 1450 and 1500 and is a Grade II* listed building.[2]
The parish of Llangynyw had a population of 551 when the 1801 census was taken, 430 in 1901, and 295 in 1971,[3] increasing back to 582 at the 2011 census.
References
- ↑ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ↑ "Church of St Cynyw, Llangyniew". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ↑ "A vision of Llangynyw AP/CP". A Vision of Britain.
External links
- Llangyniew Community Council website
- LLANGYNIEW, National Gazetteer 1868 & Lewis 1833 transcriptions, Genuki
- Photographs of Llangynyw and the surrounding area, Geograph
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