Tegryn is a hilltop linear village in north

Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire ( ; ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and otherwise by the sea. Haverfordwest is the largest town and ...

, Wales, in the

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and

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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. ...

and is the largest settlement in the community. It is at the eastern end of the

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, north of

Llanfyrnach Llanfyrnach () is a village and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The village is in the electoral ward and community (Wales), community of Crymych. The village of Crymych and the hamlets of Hermon, Pembrokeshire, Hermon, Glandwr, Pembrokeshire, G ...

, 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.

Worship

Double doors at Llwynyrhwrdd chapel - geograph

A Welsh Independent chapel was established at Llwyn-yr-hwrdd to the south of the village in 1805. It was rebuilt in 1817 and 1846, and in 1873 it had a membership of 335.(translation)

References

External links

Clydau parish map on GENUKITegryn School
{{authority control Villages in Pembrokeshire