Llangunllo (sometimes Llangynllo) 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 central

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 ...

(formerly in

Radnorshire , HQ = Presteigne , Government = Radnorshire County Council (1889–1974) Radnorshire District Council (1974–1996) , Origin = , Status = historic county, administrative county , Start ...

), Wales, located about 5 miles west of Knighton. It is named after St

Cynllo Saint Cynllo () is a British saint, who lived in the late 5th and early 6th centuries, generally described as a brother of Saint Teilo. Cynllo was known for "...the sanctity of his life and the austerity of his manners." Life Cynllo is various ...

. The population of the community at the 2011 census was 369. It is served by

Llangynllo railway station Llangynllo railway station is a countryside stop in Powys about 5 miles west of Knighton, on the Heart of Wales Line. The station is located 1.4 miles north of Llangunllo village (also known as Llangynllo), at road level beside two houses on a ...

Governance

The community elects a community council to represent residents' interests. Calling itself Llangunllo & Bleddfa Community Council, it comprises seven community councillors elected from Llangunllo and

Bleddfa Bleddfa is a village in which lies on the road from Knighton to Penybont and is located in the community of Llangunllo, Powys, Wales. It is 5 miles from Knighton, 57 miles (92 km) from Cardiff and 141 miles (226 km) from London. Tw ...

villages. An electoral ward in the same name exists, which also includes neighbouring communities. This ward had a population of 1,255 at the 2011 Census. ;Images by Percy Benzie Abery Llangunllo and church (1294270).jpg, Village and church Llangunllo from railway (1294152).jpg, Llangynllo from railway Llangunllo church (1293977).jpg, Church Llangunllo church (1294720).jpg, Church Llangunllo mill wheel (1294705).jpg, Mill

References

External links

Llangunllo.net
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