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Llanwenog

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Population
  
1,317

Community
  
Llanwenog

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Post town
  
Llanybydder

OS grid reference
  
SN44NE80

Country
  
Wales

Postcode district
  
SA40

Principal area
  
Ceredigion

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Llanwenog is a community in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. It is 60.5 miles (97.4 km) from Cardiff and 178.5 miles (287.3 km) from London. In 2011 the population of Llanwenog was 1,317, with 57.0% of them able to speak Welsh.

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Map of Llanwenog, Llanybydder, UK

The district's name honors Saint Gwenog, a holy virgin.

The community includes the villages of Alltyblacca, Gorsgoch, Cwmsychbant, Highmead, Aber, Drefach and Rhuddlan.

The Llanwenog sheep is a breed of domestic sheep originating in Wales, which was developed in the 19th century.

Governance

An electoral ward with the same name exists. This Ward 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

Llanwenog Wikipedia