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, t ...
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. Cer ...
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Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
. 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 peopl ...
. The community includes the villages of
Alltyblacca
Alltyblaca is a village in the Welsh county of Ceredigion, Mid-West Wales, located on the road between Llanybydder and Llanwnnen.
The chapel
There has been a chapel in the village since 1740. This was the sister chapel to the building at Llwyn ...
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Gorsgoch
Gorsgoch () is a small rural village located on the B4338 road near Lampeter in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. The town of Lampeter is 7 miles away and the town of New Quay is 15 miles away
"''Cors''" (mutated to ''Gors'') is Welsh for " m ...
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Cwmsychbant
Cwmsychbant is a small village in the community of Llanwenog, Ceredigion, Wales, on the A475 road. Cwmsychbant is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones (Plaid Cymru) and the Member of Parliament is Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru
Plaid Cymru ( ; ...
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Cwrtnewydd
Cwrtnewydd, or Cwrt-newydd, or Cwrt Newydd, is a village in the community and parish of Llanwenog, towards the south of the county of Ceredigion, Wales.
Cwrtnewydd is on the B4338 road, north of the A475, just to the west of the town of Lampet ...
Highmead
Highmead is a small village in the community of Llanwenog, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 59.2 miles (95.3 km) from Cardiff and 177.7 miles (286 km) from London. Highmead is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones (Plaid Cymru) and is pa ...
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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 ...
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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
The Llanwenog is a breed of domestic sheep originating in Wales. It was developed in the 19th century from the (now extinct) Llanllwni, the Shropshire, Welsh Mountain, and Clun Forest breeds. The Llanwenog's native locale is the Teifi Valley, ...
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 ...
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 a ...
(1903-1945), physicist, born in Cwmsychbant, attended Llanwenog Primary School.
References
Communities in Ceredigion
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