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Melindwr

Melindwr
Melindwr is located in Ceredigion
Melindwr
Melindwr
Location within Ceredigion
Population1,070 
OS grid referenceSN 679 799
 Cardiff71.6 mi (115.2 km)
 London173.8 mi (279.7 km)
Community
  • Melindwr
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAberystwyth
Postcode districtSY23
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Ceredigion

52°24′04″N 3°56′38″W / 52.401107°N 3.943803°W / 52.401107; -3.943803

Community map

  • Map of the community

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.[1][2] In 2011 the population of Melindwr was 1070 with 54.7% of them able to speak Welsh.[3]

Villages within this community include: Capel Bangor, Goginan, Pisgah, Cwmbrwyno, Pant-y-crug, Maes-bangor, Dollwen, Dol-y-pandy, Blaen-geuffordd and Pen-llwyn. The Afon Rheidol runs through the community.

Buwch a'r Llo Standing Stones (lit.'Cow and Calf') is a standing stone within the community; 52.4329°N 3.8815°W. Goginan mine, is a pre-Roman (Celtic) lead and zinc mine which is also situated in Melindwr community.[4]

Governance

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An electoral ward in the same name exists. This stretches beyond the confines of Melindwr Community. The total population at the 2011 Census was 2020.[5]

References

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  1. Bangor University Placenames Unit (Canolfan Bedwyr); Archived 12 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 9 May 2014
  2. Google Maps (Map). Google.
  3. Welsh Government website; 2011 Census Returns and stats; Archived 30 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 9 May 2014
  4. http://www.mindat.org/ website; accessed 10 May 2014.
  5. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 13 May 2015.

See also

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