Elfed is a
Welsh language
Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic languages, Celtic language of the Brittonic languages, Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales by about 18% of the population, by some in England, and in (the Welsh c ...
place name and personal name. It commonly refers to one of two geographic areas:
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Kingdom of Elfed (English: ''Elmet''), an Old Welsh kingdom in what is now northern England during the Early Middle Ages
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Elfed, a cymwd (commote) of Cantref Gwarthaf (in modern Carmarthenshire, Wales), later anglicised to 'Elvet Hundred'
Elfed may also refers to:
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Cynwyl Elfed
Cynwyl Elfed (; sometimes Conwyl and formerly anglicised as Conwil Elvet or Conwil in Elvet) is a village and community in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales. The community includes the villages of Cynwyl Elfed, Blaenycoed and Cwmduad. It i ...
, a community in the cymwd of Elfed, Wales
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Elfed High School
Elfed High School () is an 11–16 mixed, English-medium community secondary school in Buckley, Flintshire, Wales.
History
Opened in 1954, the school was named after Hywel Elfed Lewis 1860-1953, the renowned bard and scholar who served as ...
, in Buckley, Flintshire, Wales
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Elfed Davies, Baron Davies of Penrhys
Gwilym Elfed Davies, Baron Davies of Penrhys (9 October 1913 – 28 April 1992) was a Welsh Labour Party politician.
Born in Pontygwaith, Rhondda to Welsh-speaking parents, David and Miriam Elizabeth Davies, Elfed was educated at the Tylorstown ...
(1913–1992), Welsh politician
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Elfed Evans (1926–1988), Welsh professional footballer
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Howell Elvet Lewis
Howell Elvet Lewis (14 April 1860 – 10 December 1953), widely known by his bardic name Elfed, was a Welsh Congregational minister, hymn-writer, and devotional poet, who served as Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales from 1924 to 192 ...
hymn-writer, poet and Archdruid whose bardic name was Elfed
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Elfed Morris
Elfed Morris (9 June 1942 – 4 November 2013) was a Welsh professional footballer. He played in the English Football League for Wrexham, Chester and Halifax Town.
Playing career
The nephew of former Wrexham manager Billy Morris, Elfed joined ...
(born 1942), Welsh professional footballer
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