Pontyglasier (English: Bridge of the glacier - origin obscure), sometimes recorded as Pontyglazier, is a small village 1.3 miles (2 km) south of Eglwyswrw in Pembrokeshire, Wales, on an unclassified road 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Crosswell. It is a scattered rural settlement with few amenities.
| Pontyglasier | |
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  Pontyglasier Location within Pembrokeshire | |
| OS grid reference | SN1436 |
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| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | SA |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
Situation
editPontyglasier is in the community of Eglwyswrw[1] and sits near the confluence of two streams, Afon Bannon and Afon Clun-Maen, just south of the point where they join the River Nevern. The bridge referred to in the name spans the Bannon. Pontyglasier is set in undulating farmland in the Welsh-speaking north of the county and is a dispersed settlement centred around the chapel.[2] It is on the border of two parishes: Meline and Eglwyswen[3] and falls ecclesiastically within the latter.[4]
History
editIn 1891, seven clergymen, including Thomas Morris of Pontyglasier, were charged with beating a bailiff attempting to recover tithe arrears. They were remanded on bail of £40 each.[5] They appeared before magistrates a month later, in which the Reverend Morris was accused of knocking the bailiff's hat off three times during a scuffle. The magistrates found the assault proved against three of the defendants, including Morris, who was fined £3 plus costs for his part.[6][7]
A Sunday School trip in 1900 was a rare event to be photographed.[8]
Chapel
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Bethabara Welsh Baptist Chapel is a Grade II listed building constructed in 1873 replacing the former chapel built in 1826. The present chapel is built from Cilgerran stone, and there was originally an eleventh-hour clock face painted on the façade but this has since been rendered over.[9][10]
Amenities
editThere is a Land Rover and general vehicle maintenance business, Yr Efail Garage (suggesting the presence of a former smithy), in Pontyglasier and an animal boarding establishment.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Eglwyswrw Community Council". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Dyfed Archaeology: Eglwyswrw". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "GENUKI: Parish maps". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "GENUKI: Eglwyswen". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Tithe agitation in Pembrokeshire". South Wales Daily News. British Newspaper Archive. 7 July 1891. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Police-court proceedings at Newchapel". South Wales Daily News. British Newspaper Archive. 5 August 1891. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ "Police-court proceedings at Newchapel: Result of the cases". South Wales Daily News. British Newspaper Archive. 6 August 1891. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ "People's Collection Wales: Pontyglasier Sunday school trip". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "British Listed Buildings". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ Lloyd, T., Orbach, J. and Scourfield, R. (2004). Pembrokeshire. Yale University Press. p. 367. ISBN 9780300101782. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Pembrokeshire County Council: Animal Establishment Licences". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
