Llanwenog is both a village and a
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
Ceredigion
Ceredigion ( , , ) is a county in the west of Wales, corresponding to the historic county of Cardiganshire. During the second half of the first millennium Ceredigion was a minor kingdom. It has been administered as a county since 1282. Cere ...
,
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
. In 2011 the population of Llanwenog was 1,364, of whom 57.0% were able to 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 ...
. The community includes the villages of
Alltyblacca,
Gorsgoch,
Cwmsychbant
Cwmsychbant is a small village in the Community (Wales), community of Llanwenog, Ceredigion, Wales, on the A475 road. Cwmsychbant is represented in the Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament, Senedd by Elin Jones (Plaid Cymru) and the Member of Parlia ...
,
Cwrtnewydd Highmead,
Aber
Aber may refer to:
Places
* Aber and Inver (placename elements)
* Aber, Ceredigion
* Abergwyngregyn, popularly known by the short form "Aber"
* Aberystwyth, popularly known by the short form "Aber"
* Aber Village, Powys, Wales
* Abergavenny, M ...
,
and
Rhuddlan
Rhuddlan () is a town, community, and electoral ward in the county of Denbighshire, Wales, in the historic county of Flintshire. Its associated urban zone is mainly on the right bank of the Clwyd; it is directly south of seafront town Rhyl. ...
.
The
Llanwenog sheep is a breed of domestic sheep originating in Wales, which was developed in the 19th century.
Governance
An
electoral ward
A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to t ...
with the same name stretches beyond the confines of Llanwenog Community and had a total population at the
2011 census of 1,854.
Notable people
*
Evan James Williams
Evan James Williams FRS (8 June 1903 – 29 September 1945) was a Welsh experimental physicist who worked in a number of fields with some of the most notable physicists of his day, including Patrick Blackett, Lawrence Bragg, Ernest Rutherford ...
(1903-1945), physicist, born in Cwmsychbant, attended Llanwenog Primary School.
References
Communities in Ceredigion
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