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Carreghofa
Community in Montgomeryshire, Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Carreghofa
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Location within Powys | |
Population | 667 |
OS grid reference | SJ 258 205 |
• Cardiff | 89.6 mi (144.2 km) |
• London | 153.6 mi (247.2 km) |
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Principal area | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Llanfechain |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
52.777°N 3.101°W / 52.777; -3.101 |
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The largest settlement in the community is the Welsh part of the village of Llanymynech (the western part) on the border with England.