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.[2][3] In 2011 the population of Llanfoist Fawr was 3217 with 10.2% of them able to speak Welsh.[4]

Llanfoist Fawr
Llanfoist Fawr is located in Monmouthshire
Llanfoist Fawr
Llanfoist Fawr
Location within Monmouthshire
Population3,315 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSO 2895 1327
• Cardiff23.8 mi (38.3 km)
• London126.3 mi (203.3 km)
Community
  • Llanfoist Fawr
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAbergavenny
Postcode districtNP7
Dialling code01495
PoliceGwent
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
List of places
UK
Wales
Monmouthshire
51°48′49″N 3°01′56″W / 51.813532°N 3.032093°W / 51.813532; -3.032093

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.[5] 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.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. ^ Fawr Bangor University Placenames Unit (Canolfan Bedwyr); Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine accessed 9 May 2014
  3. ^ Google Maps (Map). Google.
  4. ^ Welsh Government website; 2011 Census Returns and stats; Archived 30 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 9 May 2014
  5. ^ The County of Monmouthshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Statutory Instruments. 6 December 2002. Retrieved 30 December 2018. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  6. ^ Llanfoist Fawr Community Councillors, Llanfoist Fawr Community Council. Retrieved 30 December 2018.

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