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Population
  
1,079 (2011)

Community
  
Llangernyw

Country
  
Wales

Local time
  
Thursday 11:24 AM

Ceremonial county
  
Clwyd

UK parliament constituency
  
Clwyd West

OS grid reference
  
SH874675

Principal area
  
Conwy

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Dialling code
  
01745

Post town
  
Abergele

Llangernyw

Weather
  
7°C, Wind NE at 19 km/h, 87% Humidity

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Llangernyw ([ɬanˈgɛrnɨ̞u]) is a rural, mostly Welsh-speaking, village and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales. At the 2001 census it had a population of 982 in 2001, 67 per cent of which were Welsh-speaking. The figures for the 2011 census were : population 1,079: Welsh speakers= 63.7%. The village lies on the A548 between Llanrwst and Llanfair Talhaiarn, at the point where the Afon Cledwen, a tributary of the Afon Elwy, is crossed by the main road.

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Map of Llangernyw, Abergele, UK

Situated on the outskirts of the village is Hafodunos, a gothic mansion ravaged by fire in 2004.

The churchyard of St Digain's parish church in Llangernyw is the site of an ancient yew tree, Llangernyw Yew, estimated to be around 4,000 years old.

Also of note is the Sir Henry Jones Museum, which is dedicated to the life of the philosopher and academic, Henry Jones, who grew up in the village. The museum is his childhood home, a small cottage, which has been preserved internally and externally.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches to the south of Llangernyw Community and has a total population at the 2011 census of 1,435.

References

Llangernyw Wikipedia