Llangynyw
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Coordinates: 52°40′21″N 3°19′02″W / 52.67251°N 3.3171°W
| Llangynyw | |
  Llangynyw Llangynyw shown within Powys | |
| 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 |
Llangynyw (also Llangyniew) is a hamlet and an ancient parish in Maldwyn, 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 Church and Parish of St. Cynyw.
The parish of Llangynyw had a population of 551 when the 1801 census was taken, 430 in 1901, and 295 in 1971.[1]
References
- ↑ "A vision of Llangynyw AP/CP". A Vision of Britain.
External links
- LLANGYNIEW, National Gazetteer 1868 & Lewis 1833 transcriptions, Genuki
- Photographs of Llangynyw and the surrounding area, Geograph
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