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Clydau
Clydau (sometimes Clydaï or Clydey) is a community (Wales), community and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Name The meaning of the Welsh placename is uncertain, although the church is now dedicated to St. Clydaï, an alleged daughter of Brychan. History During the early Middle Ages, the settlement was the site of Llangeneu ('St Ceneus'), which was accounted one of the seven principal sees of kingdom of Dyfed, Dyfed despite having no endowment of land. Cledau (as ''Cledye'') appears on a 1578 parish map of Pembrokeshire. Erasmus Saunders (priest, died 1724), Erasmus Saunders (1670–1724), was born in Clydey; he was a Welsh priest and writer. Josiah Thomas Jones (1799-1873), republican and Welsh nationalist, was born at CwmHir Farm, Clydau. He went on to publish many books and established several newspapers in English and Welsh, including the Aberdare Times. Settlement The settlement consists of a small group of properties around the parish church, southwest of Newcastle Emlyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tegryn
Tegryn is a hilltop linear village in north Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the Community (Wales), community and parish of Clydau and is the largest settlement in the community. It is at the eastern end of the Preseli Hills, Preseli Mountains, north of Llanfyrnach, with much of the village around above sea level.Ordnance Survey Description Tegryn is a village in the north Pembrokeshire community of Clydau and is home to the Clydau Community Centre (Canolfan Clydau), a charity. It was opened in November 2014 and cost £600,000. The village has a pub, the ''Butchers Arms'', a post office (established in 1948), a garage and a primary school. Education In 1860 a schoolroom was built near the chapel. The present school in Tegryn is Ysgol Clydau Primary School. A 2008-9 Estyn report described the school as having a strong Welsh ethos; there were 63 pupils between 4 and 11 years old, and a third of pupils used Welsh as a main language at home. In 2014 there were 53 children at the school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bwlchygroes
Bwlchygroes (; sometimes spelled Bwlch-y-groes) is a small upland rural village in the community and parish of Clydau, north Pembrokeshire, Wales, SW of Newcastle Emlyn and the same distance east of Crymych. Community Bwlchygroes Community Hall occupies part of the former village school, which closed in 2000. Clydau School, in Tegryn, now serves pupils from Bwlchygroes. School records for 100 years to 1967 are held at the Pembrokeshre Record Office. The village post office closed in 2008. Bwlch-y-Groes Women's Institute papers 1964-2009 are held by Pembrokeshire Record Office. Chapel There is a Calvinist Methodist chapel in the village, dating from 1777; date stones bear several later dates. Amenities There is an agricultural merchant in the village as well as holiday accommodation. The old school is the headquarters of the Green Dragon community bus and scooter scheme, funded by the Welsh Government, and is home to the nursery group (''ysgol feithrin''). Notability Daniel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star, Pembrokeshire
Star is a small village in the parish and community of Clydau in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It lies south of Bwlchygroes on a crossroads in the valley of the Afon Cneifa (a tributary of Afon Cych Afon Cych (standard Welsh orthography: Afon Cuch) is a tributary of the River Teifi in south-west Wales. It is 13 km long, passes through a number of small settlements on the border between Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire, and is signific ...) where the river is bridged. History In 1910 there was a mill processing wheat and corn in the village, and a public house, the ''Lancych Arms'', taking its name from the small settlement of Lancych on Afon Cych to the north. Chapel Star Baptist Chapel was opened in 1881. It has an external baptism tank. In 1892 the annual meeting of the Pembrokeshire Baptist Association was held in Star, with preaching to large numbers of people over two days. References External links {{authority control Villages in Pembrokeshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cilrhedyn
Cilrhedyn is a hamlet and parish in the counties of Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the hill country to the south of the Teifi valley. The Afon Cych divides it into two unequal parts: West Cilrhedyn, Pembrokeshire and East Cilrhedyn, Carmarthenshire. The parish church is in West Cilrhedyn. Name The placename is Welsh, meaning "bracken nook". The area is largely Welsh-speaking. The parish appeared on a 1578 parish map of Pembrokeshire as ''Kilryden''. West Cilrhedyn The parish of West Cilrhedyn (Pembrokeshire) is now part of the community of Clydau. It had an area of 887 Ha, and consisted entirely of scattered farms. Its census populations were: 215 (1801): 257 (1851): 190 (1901): 127 (1951): 105 (1981). The percentage Welsh speakers was 100 (1891); 97 (1931); 94 (1971). East Cilrhedyn The parish of East Cilrhedyn (Carmarthenshire) was merged with the parish of Cenarth in 1934, and it is now part of the community of Cenarth Cenarth () is a village, parish a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceneu
Saint Ceneu () was an early list of bishops of St Davids, bishop of Menevia (St Davids) in Wales in the sixth century. Gerald of Wales, Giraldus Cambrensis, writing in the twelfth century, stated that Ceneu was the third bishop. He is said to have been the son of Corun ap Ceredig or Coel Hen. He established a church or monastic community (''clas'') at the site of the current settlement of Clydau in North Pembrokeshire which was long known as Llangeneu (Church of Ceneu) in his honour. No traces of the settlement are known to survive, and are thought to have been destroyed when there was significant immigration by Flemish people, Flemings settling into the area. His feast day is 15 June. References Medieval Welsh saints Bishops of St Davids History of Pembrokeshire Medieval Welsh clergy {{wales-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preseli Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
Preseli Pembrokeshire () was a seat and constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Preseli Pembrokeshire Senedd constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999. Its last MP, who held the seat since 2005, was the Conservative Stephen Crabb, who was Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Work and Pensions Secretary) from March to July 2016. The seat was held by Labour's candidate from its creation in 1997 until 2005. The Labour and Conservative parties have won at least 27.7% of the vote apiece since its 1997 creation, with the next-placed parties having reached a maximum of 14.5% of the vote to date in a generally broad field. The seat attracted five candidates in 2010, eight in 2015 (an election in which five of the deposits were refunded and three lost) and seven in 2017. At the 2017 election, Crabb's majority was the 27th closest out of the 650 Commons seats, 0.8% or 314 votes. In 2019, there were four candidates; Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boncath
Boncath is a village, Community (Wales), community and postal district in north Pembrokeshire, Wales, about west of Newcastle Emlyn. The village stands at a cross-roads linking the nearby settlements of Newchapel, Pembrokeshire, Newchapel (''Capelnewydd''), Eglwyswrw, Blaenffos and Bwlchygroes. Formerly a hamlet around an inn, the village developed after the coming of the railway in 1885. History The name of the village comes from the Welsh word for buzzard, ''bwncath''. It was recorded on a pre-1850 historical parish map as in the parish of Llanfihangel Penbedw (St Michael) in the Cilgerran Hundred, Hundred of Cilgerran. Llanfihangel Penbedw parish church, which dates from 1325 or earlier, was restored in 1859 but fell into disuse in the 1970s. Part of the village lies in Capel Colman parish. The Boncath Inn (formerly Tavern) has stood at the crossroads at least since 1862 when Thomas Rees, publican, farmer, and grocer, was listed as bankrupt in October 1862 and discharged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th Census in the United Kingdom, UK census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194. The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in England and Wales, the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). Detailed results by region, council area, ward and ONS coding system, output area are available from their respective websites. Organisation Similar to previous UK censuses, the 2001 census was organised by the three statistical agencies, ONS, GROS, and NISRA, and coordinated at the national level by the Office for National Statistics. The Order in Council#Orders in Council as Statutory Instruments, Orders in Council to conduct the census, specifying the people and information to be included in the census, were made under the authority of the Census Act 1920 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afon Cneifa
Afon Cych (standard Welsh orthography: Afon Cuch) is a tributary of the River Teifi in south-west Wales. It is 13 km long, passes through a number of small settlements on the border between Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire, and is significant in Welsh legend. Sources Its "official" source (although not its highest headwater) is at Blaencych . Course The river flows north-westwards through a deep, wooded, secluded valley, and joins the River Teifi at Abercych . Its total length is . It receives numerous small tributaries: the Sylgen, Barddi, Mamog, Dwrog and Lŵyd on the east side, and the Pedran, Cneifa and Dulas on the west side. It formed the ancient boundary between the commotes of Emlyn Is Cuch and Emlyn Uwch Cuch, and it today forms part of the boundary between Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire. The river runs through the small settlements of Cwmorgan and Cwmcych, and the village of Abercych. Bridges The Cych is crossed by a number of bridges including (from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afon Cych
Afon Cych (standard Welsh orthography: Afon Cuch) is a tributary of the River Teifi in south-west Wales. It is 13 km long, passes through a number of small settlements on the border between Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire, and is significant in Welsh legend. Sources Its "official" source (although not its highest headwater) is at Blaencych . Course The river flows north-westwards through a deep, wooded, secluded valley, and joins the River Teifi at Abercych . Its total length is . It receives numerous small tributaries: the Sylgen, Barddi, Mamog, Dwrog and Lŵyd on the east side, and the Pedran, Cneifa and Dulas on the west side. It formed the ancient boundary between the commotes of Emlyn Is Cuch and Emlyn Uwch Cuch, and it today forms part of the boundary between Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire. The river runs through the small settlements of Cwmorgan and Cwmcych, and the village of Abercych. Bridges The Cych is crossed by a number of bridges including (fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pembrokeshire County Council
Pembrokeshire County Council () is the local authority for the county of Pembrokeshire, one of the principal areas of Wales. History There have been two bodies called Pembrokeshire County Council. The first existed from 1889 until 1974, and the current one was created in 1996. Elected county councils were established in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888, taking over administrative functions previously performed by unelected magistrates at each county's quarter sessions. The town of Haverfordwest was a county corporate with its own quarter sessions, but was deemed too small to run its own county council functions; it was therefore included in administrative county of Pembrokeshire and administered by Pembrokeshire County Council. The first elections were held in January 1889, and the council came into its powers on 1 April 1889. On that day the council held its formal meeting at the Shire Hall in Haverfordwest, the courthouse (built 1837) which had served as the meetin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral Ward
A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to the area (e.g. William Morris Ward in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, England). It is common in the United States for wards to simply be numbered. Origins The word "ward", for an electoral subdivision, appears to have originated in the Wards of the City of London, where gatherings for each ward known as "wardmotes" have taken place since the 12th century. The word was much later applied to divisions of other cities and towns in England and Wales and Ireland. In parts of northern England, a ''ward'' was an administrative subdivision of a county, very similar to a hundred in other parts of England. Present day In Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom, and the United States, wards are an el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
