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.
| Llangynyw | |
|---|---|
  Llangynyw Location within Powys | |
| Population | 582 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SJ125085 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county |
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| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WELSHPOOL |
| Postcode district | SY21 |
| Post town | MEIFOD |
| Postcode district | SY22 |
| Dialling code | 01938 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
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 edit
- ^ "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 edit
- Llangyniew Community Council website
- LLANGYNIEW, National Gazetteer 1868 & Lewis 1833 transcriptions, Genuki
- Photographs of Llangynyw and the surrounding area, Geograph
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