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Troed-yr-hen-riw

Coordinates: 52°24′14″N 3°51′08″W / 52.403844°N 3.852117°W / 52.403844; -3.852117
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Troed-yr-Henriw
Troed-yr-Henriw is located in Ceredigion
Troed-yr-Henriw
Troed-yr-Henriw
Location within Ceredigion
OS grid referenceSN 7410 8004
• Cardiff70 mi (110 km)
• London170.2 mi (273.9 km)
Community
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAberystwyth
Postcode districtSY23
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Ceredigion
52°24′14″N 3°51′08″W / 52.403844°N 3.852117°W / 52.403844; -3.852117

Troed-yr-hen-riw is a hamlet in the community of Blaenrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 70 miles (112.6 km) from Cardiff and 170.2 miles (273.8 km) from London.[1] Troed-yr-Henriw is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones (Plaid Cymru) and is part of the Ceredigion Preseli constituency in the House of Commons.[2][3]

Etymology

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The name derives from the Welsh language: "The foot of the old slope".

References

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  1. ^ National Gazetteer of Wales - Place Name Index; Archived 2013-06-03 at the Wayback Machine access date: 30 March 2014
  2. ^ National Assembly for Wales Website; recalled 24 February 2014
  3. ^ parliament.uk Website; recalled 24 February 2014

See also

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