Pen-llwyn is a hamlet in the

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Melindwr Melindwr is a community in the county of Ceredigion, Wales, to the east of Aberystwyth and is 71.6 miles (115.1 km) from Cardiff and 173.8 miles (279.7 km) from London. In 2011 the population of Melindwr was 1070 with 54.7% of them able ...

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, Wales, which is 72.5 miles (116.7 km) from

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and 175.4 miles (282.3 km) from

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. Penllwyn is represented in the Senedd by

Elin Jones Elin Jones (born 1 September 1966) is a Welsh politician who has served as the Llywydd of the Senedd since 2016. A member of Plaid Cymru, Jones has been the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Ceredigion since 1999. Background Jones attended Llan ...

(

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) and is part of the

constituency in the

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recalled 24 February 2014

Etymology

The name derives from the

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meaning "the head of the grove".

Notable people

Lewis Edwards Lewis Edwards (27 October 1809 – 19 July 1887) was a Welsh educator and Nonconformist minister. Life He was born in Pen-llwyn, Ceredigion, Wales, the eldest son of Lewis and Margaret Edward. He was educated at Aberystwyth and at Llangeit ...

(1809–1887), educator and Nonconformist minister. *

Owen Prys Owen Prys (25 September 1857 – 12 December 1934) was a Calvinistic Methodist minister and first Principal of the United Theological College in Aberystwyth in Wales (1906–27) and Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Wales in 1910.

(1857–1934), academic and theologian, born here

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