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Carreghofa

Coordinates: 52°46′37″N 3°06′04″W / 52.777°N 3.101°W / 52.777; -3.101
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Carreghofa
Carreghofa is located in Powys
Carreghofa
Carreghofa
Location within Powys
Population667 
OS grid referenceSJ 258 205
• Cardiff89.6 mi (144.2 km)
• London153.6 mi (247.2 km)
Community
  • Carreghofa
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLlanfechain
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
List of places
UK
Wales
Powys
52°46′37″N 3°06′04″W / 52.777°N 3.101°W / 52.777; -3.101

Carreghofa (Welsh: Carreghwfa) is a community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, and is 89.6 miles (144.2 km) from Cardiff and 153.6 miles (247.2 km) from London.[1][2] In 2011 the population of Carreghofa was 667 with 10.2% of them able to speak Welsh.[3] 78% of people had no form of Welsh identity.[4]

The largest settlement in the community is the Welsh part of the village of Llanymynech (the western part) on the border with England.

References

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  1. ^ Bangor University Placenames Unit (Canolfan Bedwyr); Archived 2015-10-07 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. ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".

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