Penisa'r-waun is a small village which is located 4 miles to the east of Caernarfon and a mile to the northeast of Llanrug on the A4244 in Gwynedd, north-west Wales.

Penisa'r-waun
Houses at Penisa'r-waun
Penisa'r-waun is located in Gwynedd
Penisa'r-waun
Penisa'r-waun
Location within Gwynedd
OS grid referenceSH551638
Community
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCAERNARFON
Postcode districtLL55
Dialling code01286
PoliceNorth Wales
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AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Gwynedd
53°09′07″N 4°09′58″W / 53.152°N 4.166°W / 53.152; -4.166

Education

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The village includes a primary school, Ysgol Gymuned Penisarwaun, that instructs around 60 pupils aged between 311.[1] The school is categorised as a Welsh-medium primary school and around 70% of the pupils come from Welsh-speaking homes.[2]

Governance

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Penisa'r-waun is an electoral ward in the area. The majority of the population is shown as being in Llanddeiniolen community. The total population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 1,768.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Ysgol Gymuned Penisarwaun". mylocalschool.gov.wales. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  2. ^ "'Ability to Speak Welsh' & 'Speaking Welsh at Home', as assessed by parents, of pupils aged 5 and over in primary schools by school, 2021". statswales.gov.wales. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 17 May 2015.
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