Carreghofa

Community in Montgomeryshire, Wales

Human settlement in Wales

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

Powys

CountryWalesSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLlanfechainPolice Dyfed-Powys Fire Mid 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

^ Bangor University Placenames Unit (Canolfan Bedwyr); Archived 2015-10-07 at the Wayback Machine accessed 9 May 2014
^ Google Maps (Map). Google.
^ Welsh Government website; 2011 Census Returns and stats Archived 30 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine; accessed 9 May 2014
^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".