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Pen-llwyn

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

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