Cemmaes Road ( cy, Glantwymyn; ) is a village in
Powys
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, Wales. It is in the
community
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(civil parish) of
Glantwymyn.
The village was named in
English
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after the now-closed station on the
Newtown and Machynlleth Railway
The Newtown and Machynlleth Railway was a railway company in Wales. It built a line from a junction with the Llanidloes and Newtown Railway near Caersws to the market town of Machynlleth; the line opened in 1862. Newtown had become the hub of ...
, now part of the
Cambrian Line. Cemmes Road was also the junction with the
Mawddwy Railway
The Mawddwy Railway was a rural line in the Dyfi Valley in mid-Wales that connected Dinas Mawddwy with a junction at railway station on the Newtown and Machynlleth Railway section of the Cambrian Railways.
Despite being only 6 miles 63 chain ...
.
The
Welsh
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name for the village, and for the
community
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, is ''Glantwymyn'' ( en, The Twymyn Riverside), as it lies on the
River Twymyn
The Afon Twymyn ( en, River Twymyn, italic=yes) is a river in Powys, Mid Wales.
From its source at the 40-metre high Ffrwd Fawr waterfall and head of the Pennant Valley near Dylife the river flows through Llanbrynmair before joining the Riv ...
. According to the
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194.
The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for National ...
, the
population
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of the community is 1,072, increasing to 1,185 at the 2011 Census.
The village of
Cemmaes is miles to the northeast. Cemmaes Road lies at the junction of the major
A470
The A470 (also named the Cardiff to Glan Conwy Trunk Road) is a trunk road in Wales. It is the country's longest road at and links the capital Cardiff on the south coast to Llandudno on the north coast. While previously one had to navigat ...
and
A489 road
The A489, officially known as the Newtown to Machynlleth Trunk Road in Wales, is a trunk road in the United Kingdom running from Craven Arms, Shropshire to Machynlleth, Powys and crossing the Wales-England border.
The road starts about one mile ...
s. The historic
Mathafarn
Mathafarn is a house and farm near Llanwrin, in Wales. The earliest house here was built before 1485, and Mathafarn plays a significant role in Welsh and English history.
History
The earliest reference to Mathafarn is in 1485. Henry Tudor was ...
Hall is less than mile north-west of Cemmaes Road.
Ysgol Glantwymyn
primary school
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is located in the village.
Governance
An
electoral ward
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in the Welsh name exists, which also covers the neighbouring community of
Cadfarch
Cadfarch is a community a few miles to the south and southeast of Machynlleth in Powys (previously Montgomeryshire) in Wales. The community's western and southern border is with the neighbouring county of Ceredigion, while the northwest corner tou ...
. The ward had a population of 2,040 at the 2011 Census.
Welsh Language
According to the 2001 census, 58.5% of the people in the community can speak the
Welsh language
Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic language family, Celtic language of the Brittonic languages, Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut P ...
. The age group with the highest number of Welsh speakers is the 15-year-olds, where every 15-year-old could speak the language.
References
External links
The former railway stationwww.geograph.co.uk : photos of Cemmaes Road / Glantwymyn & surrounding area
Villages in Powys
Glantwymyn
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