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Henfynyw
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Henfynyw () is a village and community in the county of Ceredigion, Wales, just outside Aberaeron, and is 69.6 miles (111.9 km) from Cardiff and 183.5 miles (295.4 km) from London. In 2011 the population of Henfynyw numbered 1045, with 54.3% of them able to speak Welsh. The community includes the villages of Ffos-y-ffin, Llwyncelyn and Oakford.

Key facts

UK place.country
Wales
UK place.official_name
Henfynyw
UK place.static_image
St. Davids Church, Henfynyw - geograph.org.uk - 50054.jpg
UK place.cardiff_distance_mi
69.6
UK place.cardiff_distance_km
111.9
UK place.london_distance_mi
183.5
UK place.london_distance_km
295.4
UK place.unitary_wales
Ceredigion
UK place.community_wales
Henfynyw
UK place.constituency_westminster
Ceredigion Preseli
UK place.post_town
ABERAERON
UK place.postcode_district
SA46
UK place.postcode_area
SA
UK place.post_town1
LLANARTH
UK place.postcode_district1
SA47
UK place.postcode_area1
SA
UK place.os_grid_reference
SN 4511 6113
UK place.population
1045

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
village
Official name
Henfynyw
Located in
Ceredigion
Population
1067
Area
1345.93
Image
St. Davids Church, Henfynyw - geograph.org.uk - 50054.jpg
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Commons category
Henfynyw
postal code
SA46
historic county
Cardiganshire
P12749
Giaveno
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Henfynyw church and St. David
  • References
  • See also

Henfynyw () is a village and community in the county of Ceredigion, Wales, just outside Aberaeron, and is 69.6 miles (111.9 km) from Cardiff and 183.5 miles (295.4 km) from London. In 2011 the population of Henfynyw numbered 1045, with 54.3% of them able to speak Welsh. The community includes the villages of Ffos-y-ffin, Llwyncelyn and Oakford.

==Henfynyw church and St. David== By the twelfth century, Henfynyw church was dedicated to St. David, and early Christian lore had it that Henfynyw was the place where St David had spent some of his early years. For instance, the 'Holy Bard of Brecon' (Gwynfardd Brycheiniog, flourished 1176 AD) drew on this lore, when he included Henfynyw church in a poem. His "Ode to St David" listed the places in Wales that were then closely associated with St. David... "And fair Henfynyw, by the side of the glen of Aeron, Fields prolific in clover, and woods full of wealth."

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