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Human settlement in Wales
Llanfoist Fawr
Llanfoist Fawr is located in MonmouthshireLlanfoist FawrLlanfoist FawrLocation within Monmouthshire
Population3,315 (2011)
OS grid referenceSO 2895 1327
• Cardiff23.8 mi (38.3 km)
• London126.3 mi (203.3 km)
Community
  • Llanfoist Fawr
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAbergavenny
Postcode districtNP7
Dialling code01495
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
List of places
UK
Wales
Monmouthshire
51°48′49″N 3°01′56″W / 51.813532°N 3.032093°W / 51.813532; -3.032093

Llanfoist Fawr (Welsh: Llan-ffwyst Fawr) is a community in the county of Monmouthshire, Wales, and is located 23.8 miles (38.3 km) from Cardiff and 126.3 miles (203.2 km) from London. In 2011 the population of Llanfoist Fawr was 3217 with 10.2% of them able to speak Welsh.

The community includes the villages of Govilon, Llanwenarth, Llanellen and Llanfoist itself. The name of the local school is also Llanfoist Fawr.

Llanfoist Fawr is also the name of a county electoral ward, which elects a county councillor to Monmouthshire County Council. The county ward includes part of the Llanfoist Fawr community, namely the community wards of Llanfoist, Llanellen and Llanwenarth Citra. The Llanwenarth Ultra ward (covering Govilon) elects its own county councillor. All four community wards elect or co-opt up to twelve community councillors to Llanfoist Fawr Community Council.

References

  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. Fawr Bangor University Placenames Unit (Canolfan Bedwyr); Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine accessed 9 May 2014
  3. Google Maps (Map). Google.
  4. Welsh Government website; 2011 Census Returns and stats; Archived 30 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 9 May 2014
  5. The County of Monmouthshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Statutory Instruments. 6 December 2002. Retrieved 30 December 2018. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  6. Llanfoist Fawr Community Councillors, Llanfoist Fawr Community Council. Retrieved 30 December 2018.

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