Pen-llwyn

Pen-llwyn
Pen-llwyn Location within Ceredigion
OS grid reference	SN 6519 8054
• Cardiff	72.5 mi (116.7 km)
• London	175.4 mi (282.3 km)
Community	Melindwr
Principal area	Ceredigion
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Aberystwyth
Postcode district	SY23
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Ceredigion Preseli
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Ceredigion
List of places UK Wales Ceredigion 52°24′22″N 3°58′59″W / 52.406218°N 3.983093°W / 52.406218; -3.983093

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.

Etymology

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

Notable people

• Thomas Cynfelyn Benjamin (1850–1925), Welsh language poet and congregational minister, was raised at Tanrallt, Pen-llwyn
• Lewis Edwards (1809–1887), educator and Nonconformist minister
• Owen Prys (1857–1934), academic and theologian, born here

See also

• List of localities in Wales by population

References

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