Llangernyw
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 Llangernyw
Llangernyw shown within Conwy |
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| Population | 1,079 (2011) |
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| OS grid reference | SH8767 |
| Community | Llangernyw |
| Principal area | Conwy |
| Ceremonial county | Clwyd |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ABERGELE |
| Postcode district | LL22 |
| Dialling code | 01745 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Clwyd West |
| Welsh Assembly | Clwyd West |
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Llangernyw is a rural, mostly Welsh-speaking, village and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales. At the 2001 census it had a population of 982 in 2001,[1] 67 per cent of which were Welsh-speaking. The figures for the 2011 census were : population 1,079: Welsh speakers= 63.7%.[2] The village lies on the A548 between Llanrwst and Llanfair Talhaiarn, at the point where the Afon Cledwen, a tributary of the Afon Elwy, is crossed by the main road.
Situated on the outskirts of the village is Hafodunos, a gothic mansion ravaged by fire in 2004.
The churchyard of St Digain's parish church in Llangernyw is the site of an ancient yew tree, Llangernyw Yew, estimated to be around 4,000 years old.[3]
Also of note is the Sir Henry Jones Museum, which is dedicated to the life of the philosopher and academic, Henry Jones, who grew up in the village. The museum is his childhood home, a small cottage, which has been preserved internally and externally.
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches to the south of Llangernyw Community and has a total population at the 2011 census of 1,435.[4]
References
- ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Conwy
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- A Vision of Britain Through Time
- British Listed Buildings
- Clwyd Churches: Gwytherin
- Clwyd Churches: Llangernyw
- Eastern Conwy Churches Survey: Gwytherin
- Eastern Conwy Churches Survey: Llangernyw
- Genuki: Gwytherin
- Genuki: Llangernyw
- Geograph
- Office for National Statistics
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