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Melindwr
MelindwrLocation within Ceredigion
Population	1,070
OS grid reference	SN 679 799
• Cardiff	71.6 mi (115.2 km)
• London	173.8 mi (279.7 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
List of places UK Wales Ceredigion 52°24′04″N 3°56′38″W / 52.401107°N 3.943803°W / 52.401107; -3.943803 Map of the community

Melindwr is a community in the county of Ceredigion, Wales, to the east of Aberystwyth and is 71.6 miles (115.1 km) from Cardiff and 173.8 miles (279.7 km) from London. In 2011 the population of Melindwr was 1070 with 54.7% of them able to speak Welsh.

Villages within this community include: Capel Bangor, Goginan, Pisgah, Cwmbrwyno, Pant-y-crug, Maes-bangor, Dollwen, Dol-y-pandy, Blaen-geuffordd and Pen-llwyn. The Afon Rheidol runs through the community.

Buwch a'r Llo Standing Stones (litr. "Cow and Calf") is a standing stone within the community; 52.4329°N 3.8815°W. Goginan mine, is a pre-Roman (Celtic) lead and zinc mine which is also situated in Melindwr community.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This stretches beyond the confines of Melindwr Community. The total population at the 2011 Census was 2020.

References

1. Bangor University Placenames Unit (Canolfan Bedwyr); Archived 12 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 9 May 2014
2. Google Maps (Map). Google.
3. Welsh Government website; 2011 Census Returns and stats; Archived 30 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 9 May 2014
4. http://www.mindat.org/ website; accessed 10 May 2014.
5. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 13 May 2015.

See also

• List of localities in Wales by population

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