Glandwr, Pembrokeshire

Village in Pembrokeshire, Wales

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51°55′30″N 4°38′06″W / 51.925°N 4.635°W / 51.925; -4.635

Glandwr is a small rural village in the parish of Llanfyrnach and the community of Crymych, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The village appears on a pre-1850 parish map as Glan-dwr. It is linked by unclassified roads to adjacent settlements and to the A478 road.[1]

Glandwr sits on the River Gafel, which joins the River Taf to the southeast,[2] and is the location of Lammas Ecovillage.[3]

Chapel

Glandwr has had an independent chapel (Capel Glandwr) since 1712,[4][5] rebuilt or restored several times since.[6] The current chapel is a Grade II listed building.[7][8] The National Library of Wales holds historical information relating to the chapel.[9]

Mill

The village had a woollen mill at least as early as 1650.[10]

References

  1. ^ "GENUKI: Llanfyrnach ParishMap (14)". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey
  3. ^ "Pembrokeshire County Council: Visit Pembrokeshire". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. ^ "GENUKI: Llanfyrnach". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  5. ^ "GENUKI: Glandwr Independent Chapel And Sunday School, Glandwr". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Glandwr Welsh Independent Chapel (11071)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  7. ^ "British Listed Buildings: Glandwr Chapel". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  8. ^ Cadw. "Glandwr Chapel (Grade II) (22759)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  9. ^ "National Library of Wales: Capel Glandwr". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  10. ^ Lloyd, Thomas; Orbach, Julian; Scourfield, Robert (2004). Pembrokeshire: The Buildings of Wales (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales) (First ed.). New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-300-10178-2.

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