Pen-llwyn

{{Short description|Village in Ceredigion, Wales}}

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| country = Wales

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| official_name = Pen-llwyn

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| cardiff_distance_mi = 72.5

| cardiff_distance_km = 116.7

| london_distance_mi = 175.4

| london_distance_km = 282.3

| unitary_wales = Ceredigion

| community_wales = Melindwr

| constituency_welsh_assembly = Ceredigion

| constituency_westminster = Ceredigion Preseli

| post_town = Aberystwyth

| postcode_district = SY23

| postcode_area = SY

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| os_grid_reference = SN 6519 8054

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Pen-llwyn (also spelled as Penllwyn) is a hamlet in the community of Melindwr, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 72.5 miles (116.7 km) from Cardiff and 175.4 miles (282.3 km) from London. Pen-llwyn is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones (Plaid Cymru) and is part of the Ceredigion Preseli constituency in the House of Commons.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070611082423/http://www.cynulliadcymru.org/memhome.htm National Assembly for Wales Website]; recalled 24 February 2014[http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/mps/?sort=2&type=3 parliament.uk Website]; recalled 24 February 2014

Etymology

The name derives from the welsh language meaning "the head of the grove".

Notable people

  • Lewis Edwards (1809–1887), educator and Nonconformist minister.
  • Owen Prys (1857–1934), academic and theologian, born here

References

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See also

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Category:Villages in Ceredigion

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