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, villag ...
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. C ...
,
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
. 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 ...
,
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''" (consonant mutation#Celtic languages, muta ...
,
Cwmsychbant,
Cwrtnewydd 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 part ...
,
Aber,
Drefach and
Rhuddlan.
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 (sheep), Shropshire, Welsh Mountain sheep, Welsh Mountain, and Clun Forest (sheep), Clun Forest ...
is a breed of domestic sheep originating in Wales, which was developed in the 19th century.
Governance
An
electoral ward 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 (1903-1945), physicist, born in Cwmsychbant, attended Llanwenog Primary School.
References
Communities in Ceredigion
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