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Mochdre Brook
Mochdre may refer to: *Mochdre, Conwy, north Wales *Mochdre, Powys Mochdre () is a small village in the community of Mochdre with Penstrowed, in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. Geography About southwest of Newtown, it is near the River Severn. Its tributary, Mochdre Brook runs through the village in a narr ..., mid Wales ** Mochdre with Penstrowed, a community which contains the small village of Mochdre {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mochdre, Conwy
Mochdre () is a village, community and electoral ward to the west of Colwyn Bay in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Originally part of the municipal borough of Colwyn Bay prior to local government reorganisation in April 1974, it is now a separate community whose population at the 2001 census was 1,862 increasing to 1,923 at the 2011 census. The village can be seen in its entirety from Bryn Euryn. Origin of the name The name of the village comes from Welsh language words meaning pig (''moch'') and town (''tref''). The origin of the name is explained in one of the mythological Welsh tales known as the Four Branches of the Mabinogi, which were first written down in the early Middle Ages, but which actually go much further back into the history of oral Welsh storytelling. An incident in one of these tales, '' Math fab Mathonwy'', concerns the theft of a herd of sacred pigs. One of the places where the stolen animals were kept overnight became known as Mochdre ("Pigtown") as a result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mochdre, Powys
Mochdre () is a small village in the community of Mochdre with Penstrowed, in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. Geography About southwest of Newtown, it is near the River Severn. Its tributary, Mochdre Brook runs through the village in a narrow steep-sided valley. Name The name means "pigs settlement", from ''moch'', meaning pigs, and ''tre'' for settlement or town. It is possible that the name refers to Mochdre in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi, the tale of '' Math, son of Mathonwy'', where Gwydion takes the pigs of Pryderi, staying overnight between the nearby commote of Ceri and Arwystli. History In 1872 it was a parish in the Newtown district called Moughtrey or Mochtref, with Eskirgilog and Moughtreyllan townships. At that time, there were 95 houses, a population of 526, and covered an area of . The church, in the Diocese of St Asaph in the late 19th century, was an ancient church in poor shape as of 1859. With a roof dating from the 15th century, the rest of the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
