Ystradgynlais facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ystradgynlais |
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 Penybont Inn, Ystradgynlais |
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| Population | 8,092 (2011 census) |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SWANSEA |
| Postcode district | SA9 |
| Dialling code | 01639 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
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Ystradgynlais is a town in the south-west of the county of Powys, Wales. It is the second largest town in Powys, the largest being Newtown. It is situated on the banks of the River Tawe in the historic county of Brecknockshire.
The town was first recorded in 1372. The place-name "Ystradgynlais", meaning "vale of the river Cynlais" – may derive from cyn (a chisel) and glais (a stream). Cynlais may also be a personal name.
Ystradgynlais is one of the few areas within the historic county Brecknockshire that has a reasonably high proportion of speakers of the Welsh language. According to the 2001 census, more than half of all the Welsh-speakers within the Brecknock district live in Ystradgynlais.
Parc-yr-Orsedd in the town has a monument dedicated to fallen heroes of both World Wars from Ystradgynlais, Abercraf, Cwmtwrch, Cwmgiedd, Glyntawe and Coelbren.
Images for kids
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These remains were built in 1872 to house a planned steel mill. Although not completed, the site housed the Ynyscedwyn Tinplate Works
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Rowan Williams visiting the National Assembly for Wales (2012)
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Parc yr Orsedd, Ystradgynlais
See also
In Spanish: Ystradgynlais para niños
