Cadfarch

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Cadfarch
Powys Wales communities - Cadfarch locator.png
Cadfarch shown within Powys
Population855 (2011) [1]
  Cardiff 109 mi (175 km)
Community
  • Cadfarch
Principal area
Preserved county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Machynlleth
Postcode district SY20
Dialling code 01650
Police Dyfed-Powys
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
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Cadfarch is a community a few miles to the south and southeast of Machynlleth in Powys (previously Montgomeryshire) in Wales. The community's western and southern border is with the neighbouring county of Ceredigion, while the northwest corner touches Gwynedd.

The community includes the villages and settlements of Penegoes, Forge, Derwenlas and Abergwydol. [2] also Aberhosan and Melinbyrhedyn. In 2011 the community had a population of 855 with 538 of them Welsh speakers. [3] It has the highest Welsh identity in Montgomeryshire, with 66% having some form of Welsh identity. [4]

"Cadfarch" is also the name of a 6th-century Welsh saint [5] and the church at Penegoes is dedicated to him.

The Dyfi valley Dyfi Valley - geograph.org.uk - 568668.jpg
The Dyfi valley

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References

  1. "Community population 2011" . Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey . Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. Full references on Welsh Wikipedia.
  4. "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".
  5. "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2021.