Mawddwy
| Mawddwy | |
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  Mawddwy |
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| Population | 603 |
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| OS grid reference | SH81SE19 |
| – Cardiff | 88.3 mi (142.1 km) |
| – London | 172.8 mi (278.1 km) |
| Community | Mawddwy |
| Principal area | Gwynedd |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Machynlleth |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
Coordinates: 52°43′09″N 3°41′24″W / 52.719088°N 3.689913°WMawddwy is a community in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, and is 88.3 miles (142.2km) from Cardiff and 172.8 miles (278.0km) from London.[1][2] In 2011 the population of Mawddwy was 603 with 59.5% of them able to speak Welsh.[3]
The village of Dinas Mawddwy is within the community of Mawddwy.
Mawddwy was also a medieval commote in the cantref of Cynan of the Kingdom of Powys. Cynan also contained the commote of Cyfeiliog.[4] Other sources refer to Cyfeiliog as a cantref in its own right, possibly as a result of Cynan being renamed for the largest commote within it.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Bangor University Placenames Unit (Canolfan Bedwyr); accessed 9 May 2014
- ↑ Google Maps (Map). Google.
- ↑ Welsh Government website; 2011 Census Returns and stats; accessed 9 May 2014
- ↑ Thomas, Thomas (1822). Memoirs of Owen Glendower. Haverfordwest: Joseph Potter. p. xii.
- ↑ Wolcott, Darrell. "THE FLORUIT OF EINION AP SEISYLLT".
- ↑ Pryce, Huw, ed. (2005). The Acts of Welsh Rulers: 1120-1283. University of Wales Press. p. 41.
