Llangynyw

Llangynyw
Llangynyw is located in Powys
Llangynyw
Llangynyw
Location within Powys
Population582 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ125085
Principal area
Preserved county
  • Powys
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWELSHPOOL
Postcode districtSY21
Post townMEIFOD
Postcode districtSY22
Dialling code01938
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
List of places
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52°40′21″N 3°19′02″W / 52.67251°N 3.3171°W / 52.67251; -3.3171
Llangyniw church, 1794

Llangynyw (also Llangyniew) is a hamlet and community in Montgomeryshire, 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 community includes the hamlet of Pontrobert.

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.

Pentre Camp, an Iron Age hillfort, is near the hamlet.

References

  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Church of St Cynyw, Llangyniew". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  3. ^ "A vision of Llangynyw AP/CP". A Vision of Britain.


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