Country: | Wales |
Welsh Name: | Carreghwfa |
Official Name: | Carreghofa |
Static Image: | Carreghofa Locks - geograph.org.uk - 710588.jpg |
Coordinates: | 52.777°N -3.101°W |
Cardiff Distance Mi: | 89.6 |
Cardiff Distance Km: | 144.2 |
London Distance Mi: | 153.6 |
London Distance Km: | 247.2 |
Unitary Wales: | Powys |
Community Wales: | Carreghofa |
Post Town: | Llanfechain |
Postcode District: | SY22 |
Os Grid Reference: | SJ 258 205 |
Population: | 667 |
Carreghofa (Welsh: Carreghwfa) is a community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, and is 89.6 miles (144.2 km) from Cardiff and 153.6 miles (247.2 km) from London.[1] [2] In 2011 the population of Carreghofa was 667 with 10.2% of them able to speak Welsh.[3] 78% of people had no form of Welsh identity.[4]
The largest settlement in the community is the Welsh part of the village of Llanymynech (the western part) on the border with England.