| Country | Wales |
|---|---|
| Welsh name | Llan-ffwyst Fawr |
| Static image | Llanfoist Church, St Faith Monmouthshire.JPG |
| Coordinates | 51.813532°N 3.032093°W |
| Cardiff distance | 23.8 mi |
| Cardiff distance | 38.3 km |
| London distance | 126.3 mi |
| London distance | 203.2 km |
| Unitary wales | Monmouthshire |
| Post town | Abergavenny |
| Postcode district | NP7 |
| Postcode area | NP7 9 |
| Dial code | 01495 |
| Os grid reference | SO 2895 1327 |
| Population | 3315 |
Llanfoist Fawr (Welsh: Llan-ffwyst Fawr) is a community in the county of Monmouthshire, Wales, and is located 23.8 miles (38.3 km) from Cardiff and 126.3 miles (203.2 km) from London.[1][2] In 2011 the population of Llanfoist Fawr was 3217 with 10.2% of them able to speak Welsh.[3]
The community includes the villages of Govilon, Llanwenarth, Llanellen and Llanfoist itself. The name of the local school is also Llanfoist Fawr.
Llanfoist Fawr is also the name of a county electoral ward, which elects a county councillor to Monmouthshire County Council. The county ward includes part of the Llanfoist Fawr community, namely the community wards of Llanfoist, Llanellen and Llanwenarth Citra.[4] The Llanwenarth Ultra ward (covering Govilon) elects its own county councillor. All four community wards elect or co-opt up to twelve community councillors to Llanfoist Fawr Community Council.[5]
References
- ^ Fawr Bangor University Placenames Unit (Canolfan Bedwyr); Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine accessed 9 May 2014
- ^ Google Maps. Google.
- ^ Welsh Government website; 2011 Census Returns and stats; Archived 30 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 9 May 2014
- ^ "The County of Monmouthshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002". legislation.gov.uk. Statutory Instruments. 6 December 2002. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ Llanfoist Fawr Community Councillors, Llanfoist Fawr Community Council. Retrieved 30 December 2018.