Cemmaes Road
Cemmaes Road
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  Cemmaes Road Location withinPowys | |
| Population | 1,185 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SH821044 |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MACHYNLLETH |
| Postcode district | SY20 |
| Dialling code | 01650 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Cemmaes Road(Welsh:Glantwymyn;) is a village inPowys,Wales. It is in thecommunity(civil parish) ofGlantwymyn.
The village was named inEnglishafter the now-closedCemmes Roadstation on theNewtown and Machynlleth Railway,now part of theCambrian Line.Cemmes Road was also the junction with theMawddwy Railway.
TheWelshname for the village, and for thecommunity,isGlantwymyn(English:The Twymyn Riverside), as it lies on theRiver Twymyn.According to theUnited Kingdom Census 2001,thepopulationof the community is 1,072, increasing to 1,185 at the 2011 Census.
The village ofCemmaesis1+3⁄4miles to the northeast. Cemmaes Road lies at the junction of the majorA470andA489 roads.The historicMathafarnHall is less than1⁄2mile north-west of Cemmaes Road.
Ysgol Glantwymynprimary schoolis located in the village.
Governance[edit]
Anelectoral wardin the Welsh name exists, which also covers the neighbouring community ofCadfarch.The ward had a population of 2,040 at the 2011 Census.[2]
Welsh Language[edit]
According to the 2001 census, 58.5% of the people in the community can speak theWelsh language.The age group with the highest number of Welsh speakers is the 15-year-olds, where every 15-year-old could speak the language.
References[edit]
- ^"Community population 2011".Retrieved11 November2015.
- ^"Ward population 2011".Retrieved11 November2015.
External links[edit]
- The former railway station
- www.geograph.co.uk: photos of Cemmaes Road / Glantwymyn & surrounding area
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