Llangrannog (sometimes spelt as Llangranog) is both a village and a

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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. C ...

, Wales, southwest of

New Quay New Quay ( cy, Cei Newydd) is a seaside town (and electoral ward) in Ceredigion, Wales, with a resident population of around 1,200 people, reducing to 1,082 at the 2011 census. Located south-west of Aberystwyth on Cardigan Bay with a harbour ...

. It lies in the narrow valley of the River Hawen, which falls as a waterfall near the middle of the village. Llangrannog is on the Wales Coast Path.

Demographics

Population

According to the 2011 census, Llangrannog's population was 775. This was a 2.6% decrease since the 796 people noted in

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. It is estimated that Llangrannog's population decreased further to 759 in 2019.

Welsh language

The 2011 census showed 46.5% of the town's population could speak

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, a fall from 51.8% in 2001.

Geography

The large rock between Llangrannog and Cilborth Beaches is Carreg Bica, a stack of

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rock weathered by the sea, one of many along the coastline. A large piece o