Plas Cwmcynfelin is a house standing in its own grounds overlooking the village of
Llangorwen
Llangorwen is a village located in the county of Ceredigion, Mid-Wales. Close to Clarach Bay and a mile north of Aberystwyth.
The Church of All Saints just south of the village, is a grade II* listed building.
Jutting out to sea the Sarn Gynf ...
, near
Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth (; ) is a University town, university and seaside town and a community (Wales), community in Ceredigion, Wales. It is the largest town in Ceredigion and from Aberaeron, the county's other administrative centre. In 2021, the popula ...
,
Wales
Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...
. A Grade II
listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...
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it is now home to the Plas Cwmcynfelin Care Home.
History
In the 1700s the estate was owned by Matthew Davies, the
High Sheriff of Cardiganshire
The office of High Sheriff of Cardiganshire was established in 1541, since when a high sheriff was appointed annually until 1974 when the office was transformed into that of High Sheriff of Dyfed as part of the creation of Dyfed from the amalga ...
for 1790. It descended in the family until it was divided between two sisters and was inherited by the Rev.
Isaac Williams, a prominent member of the
Oxford Movement
The Oxford Movement was a theological movement of high-church members of the Church of England which began in the 1830s and eventually developed into Anglo-Catholicism. The movement, whose original devotees were mostly associated with the Un ...
.
Notable residents
*
J. H. Davies (1871–1926), lawyer, bibliographer and educationist
*
Tom Macdonald (1900–1980), journalist and novelist
Rev. Isaac Williams(1802–1865), clergyman and lecturer at Oxford
References
External links
Inspector's Report 28 September 2008picturepicture
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Buildings and structures in Aberystwyth
Country houses in Ceredigion
Grade II listed buildings in Ceredigion