Penisa'r Waun
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Penisa'r-waun is a small village which is located 4 miles to the east of
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and a mile to the northeast of
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on the A4244 in
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, north-west
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Education

The village includes a primary school, Ysgol Gymuned Penisarwaun, that instructs around 60 pupils aged between 3''–''11. The school is categorised as a Welsh-medium primary school and around 70% of the pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes.


Governance

Penisa'r-waun is 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 t ...
in the area. The majority of the population is shown as being in Llanddeiniolen community. The total population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 1,768.


References


External links


www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Penisa'r Waun and surrounding area
Villages in Gwynedd Llanddeiniolen {{Gwynedd-geo-stub