Brongwyn
| Brongwyn | |
|---|---|
Brongwyn Location within Ceredigion | |
| OS grid reference | SN 2880 4359 |
| • Cardiff | 69.5 mi (111.8 km) |
| • London | 190.7 mi (306.9 km) |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Newcastle Emlyn |
| Postcode district | SA38 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Brongwyn (also spelt Bryngwyn or Bryn Gwyn) is a village in the community of Beulah, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 69.5 miles (111.9 km) from Cardiff and 190.7 miles (306.9 km) from London. Brongwyn is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones (Plaid Cymru) and is part of the Ceredigion Preseli constituency in the House of Commons.[1][2]
History
The word derives from the Welsh language: "White meadows".
Bryn Gwyn was a civil parish, at the 1971 census (the last before the abolition of the parish), Bryn Gwyn had a population of 207.[3] In 1974 Brongwyn became a community, on 1 April 1987 the community was abolished.[4]
References
- ^ National Assembly for Wales Website; recalled 24 February 2014
- ^ "Location of Ceredigion Preseli". parliament.uk. July 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ "Population statistics Bryn Gwyn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Cardiganshire South Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
See also
- High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire - 1838: Martin Williams, of Brongwyn
- List of localities in Wales by population