Llangynyw
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 Llangynyw
Llangynyw shown within Powys |
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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 |
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File:Llangyniw, 1794.jpg
Llangyniw church, 1794
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
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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