Llangernyw
Llangernyw is a rural, mostly Welsh-speaking, village in Conwy County Borough, north Wales.
(grid reference SH875674) The population was 960 in 2001,[1] 67% Welsh-speaking. It lies on the A548 between Llanrwst and Llanfair Talhaiarn at the point where the Afon Cledwen, a tributary of the River Elwy, crosses the main road.
Situated on the outskirts of the village is Hafodunos, a gothic mansion ravaged by fire in 2004.
The churchyard of St Digain's parish church in Llangernyw is the site of an ancient yew tree, estimated to be 4,000 years old.[2]
Also of note is the Sir Henry Jones Museum, which is dedicated to the life of the philosopher and academic, Henry Jones, who grew up in the village. The museum is his childhood home, a small cottage, which has been preserved internally and externally.
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- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Conwy
- ^ Joanna Billing (2004). "North Wales Coast and the Isle of Anglesey". The Hidden Places of Wales (3rd ed.). Travel Publishing. pp. 45–92. ISBN 9781904434078. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=o8NCt_7hltwC&pg=PT58.
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Coordinates: 53°11′30″N 3°41′07″W / 53.19175°N 3.68529°W
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