Llangynyw Explained

Country:Wales
Coordinates:52.6725°N -3.3171°W
Official Name:Llangynyw
Population:582
Population Ref:(2011)[1]
Unitary Wales:Powys
Lieutenancy Wales:Powys
Constituency Westminster:Montgomeryshire
Post Town:WELSHPOOL
Postcode District:SY21
Postcode Area:SY
Post Town1:MEIFOD
Postcode District1:SY22
Postcode Area1:SY
Dial Code:01938
Os Grid Reference:SJ125085

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.

The focus of the hamlet is the Parish Church of St. Cynyw, which dates from between 1450 and 1500and 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Community population 2011. 12 November 2015.
  2. Web site: Church of St Cynyw, Llangyniew. British Listed Buildings. 4 August 2015.
  3. Web site: A vision of Llangynyw AP/CP. A Vision of Britain.