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Gogerddan, or in English, Gogarthen, was an estate near to Trefeurig and the most important in what was then the county of
National Library of Wales: Historic surveys and maps of the estateNational Library of Wales: Estate records and archives
{{coord, 52, 26, 1, N, 4, 1, 1, W, display=title Grade II listed buildings in Ceredigion Country estates in Wales Lead mining in the United Kingdom Aberystwyth University
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Gogerddan, or in English, Gogarthen, was an estate near to Trefeurig and the most important in what was then the county of Cardiganshire
Ceredigion ( , , ) is a county in the west of Wales, corresponding to the historic county of Cardiganshire. During the second half of the first millennium Ceredigion was a minor kingdom. It has been administered as a county since 1282. Cer ...
, Wales. Owned since at least the fifteenth century by the Pryse family, the main house, called Plas Gogerddan, still stands and is a Grade II listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern I ...
. The estate became especially wealthy from the seventeenth century on the profits from lead mining, which is when the house was constructed. The house was significantly altered in the 1860s and was sold by Sir Pryse Loveden Saunders-Pryse to University College of Wales in 1949.
Gogerddan provisionally held the high temperature record for Wales – 35.3°C, which was recorded on 18 July 2022. It replaced the previous record holder Hawarden
Hawarden (; cy, Penarlâg) is a village, community and electoral ward in Flintshire, Wales. It is part of the Deeside conurbation on the Wales-England border and is home to Hawarden Castle. In the 2011 census the ward of the same name ha ...
which held the record for almost 32 years. This record was short-lived, however, as by the end of the same day, Hawarden recorded a temperature of 37.1°C.
See also
* Pryse baronetsReferences
Further reading
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National Library of Wales: Historic surveys and maps of the estate
{{coord, 52, 26, 1, N, 4, 1, 1, W, display=title Grade II listed buildings in Ceredigion Country estates in Wales Lead mining in the United Kingdom Aberystwyth University