Glyntraian

Glyntraian (Welsh, more correctly Glyntraean) is a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales.

Former waiting room of the Glyn Valley Tramway at Pontfadog in the community of Glyntraian

The parish of Glyntraian, lying at the mouth of the Ceiriog Valley, was formed when the ancient parish of Llangollen was divided into three traeanau ("traean/traian" being the Welsh for "third"): Llangollen Traean, Trefor Traean, and Glyn Traean - which became known as Glyntraian.

It contained the historic townships of Cilcochwyn, Crogeniddon, Crogenwladus, Erwallo, Hafodgynfor, Nantygwryd, Pennant and Talygarth.

Today, Glyntraian contains the villages of Dolywern, Llechrydau, Llwynmawr and Pontfadog; it is governed by Glyntraian Community Council (Welsh: Cyngor Cymuned Glyntraean), which replaced Glyntraian Parish Council under the Local Government Act 1972. At the 2001 Census, the community area had a total population of 878,[1] falling to 822 at the 2011 Census.[2]


References
  1. Glyntraian Community, Office for National Statistics
  2. "Community population 2011". Retrieved 18 November 2015.
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