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 | |
|---|---|
 Glandwr Mill and bridge over the River Gafel | |
  Glandwr Location within Pembrokeshire | |
| OS grid reference | SN1928 |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Whitland |
| Postcode district | SA34 |
| Dialling code | 01239 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Glandwr sits on the River Gafel, which joins the River Taf to the southeast,[2] and is the location of Lammas Ecovillage.[3]
Chapel
editGlandwr 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
editThe village had a woollen mill at least as early as 1650.[10]
References
edit- ^ "GENUKI: Llanfyrnach ParishMap (14)". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ "Pembrokeshire County Council: Visit Pembrokeshire". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "GENUKI: Llanfyrnach". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "GENUKI: Glandwr Independent Chapel And Sunday School, Glandwr". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Glandwr Welsh Independent Chapel (11071)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "British Listed Buildings: Glandwr Chapel". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ Cadw. "Glandwr Chapel (Grade II) (22759)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "National Library of Wales: Capel Glandwr". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ 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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