Llangyniew

Llangyniew
Montgomeryshire
Location
Grid reference:	SJ125085
Location:	52°40’21"N, 3°19’2"W
Data
Population:	539  (2001)
Post town:	Welshpool
Postcode:	SY21
Dialling code:	01938
Local Government
Council:	Powys
Parliamentary constituency:	Montgomeryshire

Llangyniew (also Llangynyw) is a hamlet and an ancient parish in Montgomeryshire. 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 Church and Parish of St. Cynyw.

The parish of Llangynyw had a population of 551 when the 1801 census was taken, and 539 by the 2001 census.

Outside links

• LLANGYNIEW, National Gazetteer 1868 & Lewis 1833 transcriptions, Genuki
• Photographs of Llangynyw and the surrounding area, Geograph

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