Cemmaes Road

Cemmaes Road

infobox UK place
country = Wales
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latitude= 52.62557
longitude= -3.72961
official_name= Cemmaes Road
population= 1,072
unitary_wales= Powys
lieutenancy_wales= Powys
constituency_westminster= Montgomeryshire
post_town=
postcode_district = SY
postcode_area= SY
dial_code= 01650
os_grid_reference= SH830044
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Cemmaes Road is a village community in Powys, Mid Wales, in English, the village was named after the now-closed Cemmaes Road railway station. The Welsh name for the village is "Glantwymyn" ( _en. The Twymyn Riverside), as it lies on the River Twymyn. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, the population of the village is 1,072.

The village of Cemmaes is 1¾ miles to the northeast. Cemmaes Road lies at the junction of the major A470 and A489 roads.

Ysgol Glantwymyn primary school is located in the village.

Welsh Language

According to the 2001 census, 58.5% of the people in the community can speak the Welsh language. The age group with the highest number of Welsh speakers is the 15 year olds, where every single 15 year old can speak the language.

External links

* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/214840 The former railway station]
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2742907 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Cemmaes Road / Glantwymyn & surrounding area]


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