Aberedw is a village and
community
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, tow ...
in
Radnorshire
, HQ = Presteigne
, Government = Radnorshire County Council (1889–1974) Radnorshire District Council (1974–1996)
, Origin =
, Status = historic county, administrative county
, Start ...
,
Powys
Powys (; ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It is named after the Kingdom of Powys which was a Welsh succession of states, successor state, petty kingdom and princi ...
, Wales. The community covers an area of .
Its population was 229, according to the
2011 census;
a 4.57% increase since the 219 people noted in
2001
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. The 2011 census showed 4.8% of the population could speak
Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
, a fall from 11.2% in 2001.
The ruins of the medieval
Aberedw Castle are nearby. The village of
Llanbadarn y Garreg
Llanbadarn-y-Garreg is a village in the community of Aberedw, Powys, Wales. It is 45.1 miles (72.6 km) from Cardiff and 141.9 miles (228.4 km) from London.
Llanbadarn-y-Garreg is represented in the Senedd by Kirsty Williams ( Liberal ...
is in the community.
It is also the site of
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (c. 1223 – 11 December 1282), sometimes written as Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, also known as Llywelyn the Last ( cy, Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf, lit=Llywelyn, Our Last Leader), was the native Prince of Wales ( la, Princeps Wall ...
's death, commonly thought to have occurred in
Cilmeri
Cilmeri is a village and community in Powys, mid-Wales, United Kingdom in the historic county of Brecknockshire, two and a half miles west of Builth Wells on the A483 to Llandovery. The village is served by Cilmeri railway station on the Heart ...
.
The church of St Cewydd is a grade II* listed building.
References
External links
Photos of Aberedw and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk
Communities in Powys
Villages in Powys
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