Cemmaes Road
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Cemmaes Road is a village
in Powys
, Mid Wales
, in English, the village was named after the now-closed Cemmaes Road railway station. The Welsh
name for the village, and for the community
, is Glantwymyn (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 road
s.
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.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Powys
Powys
Powys is a local-government county and preserved county in Wales.-Geography:Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire , and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,179 km², making it the largest county in Wales by land area.It is...
, Mid Wales
Mid Wales
Mid Wales is the name given to the central region of Wales. The Mid Wales Regional Committee of the National Assembly for Wales covered the counties of Ceredigion and Powys and the area of Gwynedd that had previously been the district of Meirionydd. A similar definition is used by the BBC...
, in English, the village was named after the now-closed Cemmaes Road railway station. The Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
name for the village, and for the community
Community (Wales)
A community is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest-tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England....
, is Glantwymyn (The Twymyn Riverside), as it lies on the River Twymyn. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
, the population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of the village is 1,072.
The village of Cemmaes
Cemmaes
Cemmaes is a village in northern Powys, north-west Wales.The population numbered 935 in 1841, this dropped sharply between 1881 and 1891 from 946 to 729....
is 1¾ miles to the northeast. Cemmaes Road lies at the junction of the major A470
A470 road
The A470 is a major long-distance connective spine road in Wales, running from Cardiff on the south coast to Llandudno on the north coast. It covers approximately 186 miles , over a zig-zagging route through the entirety of the country's mountainous central region, including the Brecon Beacons and...
and A489 road
A489 road
The A489 is a road in the United Kingdom running from Craven Arms, Shropshire to Machynlleth, Powys and crossing the Wales-England border.The road starts about one mile north of Craven Arms...
s.
Ysgol Glantwymyn primary school is located in the village.
Welsh LanguageWelsh languageWelsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
According to the 2001 census, 58.5% of the people in the community can speak the Welsh languageWelsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
. 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.