Penisa'r-waun is a small village which is located 4 miles to the east of
Caernarfon and a mile to the northeast of
Llanrug on the A4547 in
Gwynedd
Gwynedd (; ) is a county and preserved county (latter with differing boundaries; includes the Isle of Anglesey) in the north-west of Wales. It shares borders with Powys, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, Anglesey over the Menai Strait, and C ...
, north-west
Wales.
Education
The village includes a primary school, Ysgol Gymuned Penisarwaun, that instructs around 60 pupils aged between 3''–''11. The school is categorised as a Welsh-medium primary school and around 70% of the pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes.
Governance
Penisa'r-waun is 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 ...
in the area. The majority of the population is shown as being in
Llanddeiniolen community. The total population of the ward taken at the
2011 census was 1,768.
References
External links
www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Penisa'r Waun and surrounding area
Villages in Gwynedd
Llanddeiniolen
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