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Ysceifiog

Lixwm

Lixwm is a small village in , Wales. It is part of the community of . Lixwm was formerly a mining village, and one explanation of its unusual name was that it was given to it by miners who moved to the area from : in their dialect "likesome", or "licksome", was an adjective meaning "pleasant".
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  • Type: Village with 910 residents
  • Description: village in Wales
  • Also known as: “Licswm”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church Of St Michael And All Angels and Ddol Uchaf.

Church
Photo: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nature reserve
is a Site of Special Scientific Interest located near , , . It has been selected as an SSSI due to the unique wildlife and organisms around the area. is situated 1½ miles west of Lixwm.

Peak
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a peak, which is situated 1½ miles east of Lixwm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ysceifiog and Nannerch.

Village
Photo: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also spelled as Ysgeifiog, is a village and community in , . It lies on a back road just north of the A541 highway between and .

Village
Photo: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and community in , Wales, located within the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. At the 2001 Census the population of was 531, reducing to 496 in 2011.

Village
Photo: Galatas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small parish and village in , . Literally translated from Welsh, is 'Row of fields'. It is situated between and and is part of the local government community of .

Lixwm

Latitude
53.23325° or 53° 13′ 60″ north
Longitude
-3.24693° or 3° 14′ 49″ west
Population
910
Elevation
666 feet (203 metres)
Open location code
9C5R6QM3+86
Open­Street­Map ID
node 438490998
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12262225
Wiki­data ID
Q6659980
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Lixwm” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Lixwm”
  • French: “Lixwm”
  • German: “Lixwm”
  • Irish: “Licswm”
  • Spanish: “Lixwm”
  • Swedish: “Lixwm”
  • Welsh: “Licswm”
  • Welsh: “Lixwm”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Walwen and Iron Mine.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Crown Inn and Lixwm C.P. School.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lixwm”. Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.