Llangynyw

Llangynyw
Llangynyw
Llangynyw shown within Powys
Population	582 (2011)
OS grid reference	SJ125085
Principal area	Powys
Ceremonial county	Powys
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WELSHPOOL
Postcode district	SY21
Dialling code	01938
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Montgomeryshire
List of places UK Wales Powys 52°40′21″N 3°19′02″W / 52.67251°N 3.3171°W / 52.67251; -3.3171Coordinates: 52°40′21″N 3°19′02″W / 52.67251°N 3.3171°W / 52.67251; -3.3171

Llangynyw (also Llangyniew) is a hamlet and community in Powys, mid Wales. It is located on a hill inside a bend in the River Banwy, approximately two miles north-east of Llanfair Caereinion.

The focus of the hamlet is the Parish Church of St. Cynyw, which dates from between 1450 and 1500 and is a Grade II* listed building.

The parish of Llangynyw had a population of 551 when the 1801 census was taken, 430 in 1901, and 295 in 1971, increasing back to 582 at the 2011 census.

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