Llangunllo (sometimes Llangynllo; ) is a village and

community A community is a social unit (a group of people) with a shared socially-significant characteristic, such as place, set of norms, culture, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given g ...

in central

Powys Powys ( , ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It borders Gwynedd, Denbighshire, and Wrexham County Borough, Wrexham to the north; the English Ceremonial counties of England, ceremo ...

(formerly in

Radnorshire Radnorshire () was Historic counties of Wales, one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolishment in 1974, later becoming a Districts of Wales, district of Powys from 1974 to 1996. It covered a sparsely populat ...

), Wales, located about 5 miles west of Knighton. It is named after St

Cynllo Saint Cynllo () is a Britons (Celtic people), British saint, who lived in the late 5th and early 6th centuries, generally described as a brother of Saint Teilo. Cynllo was known for "...the sanctity of his life and the austerity of his manners." ...

. The population of the community at the 2011 census was 369. It is served by

Llangynllo railway station Llangynllo railway station is a countryside stop in Powys about 5 miles west of Knighton, on the Heart of Wales Line. The station is located 1.4 miles north of Llangunllo village (also known as Llangynllo), at road level beside one house and ...

Governance

The community elects a community council to represent residents' interests. Calling itself Llangunllo & Bleddfa Community Council, it comprises seven community councillors elected from Llangunllo and Bleddfa villages.Community Council
Llangunllo & Bleddfa Community Council. Retrieved 23 January 2018. An electoral ward in the same name exists, which also includes neighbouring communities. This ward had a population of 1,255 at the 2011 Census. ;Images by Percy Benzie Abery Llangunllo and church (1294270).jpg, Village and church Llangunllo from railway (1294152).jpg, Llangynllo from railway Llangunllo church (1293977).jpg, Church Llangunllo church (1294720).jpg, Church Llangunllo mill wheel (1294705).jpg, Mill

References

Website

External links

Llangunllo.co.uk
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