Tegryn is a hilltop linear village in north Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the community and parish of Clydau and is the largest settlement in the community.
| Tegryn | |
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 Tegryn village centre and Butchers Arms (right) | |
  Tegryn Location within Pembrokeshire | |
| OS grid reference | SN229331 |
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| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Llanfyrnach |
| Postcode district | SA35 |
| Dialling code | 01239 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament |
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| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament |
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It is at the eastern end of the Preseli Mountains, 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Llanfyrnach, with much of the village around 250 metres (820 ft) above sea level.[1]
Description
editTegryn is a village in the north Pembrokeshire community of Clydau and is home to the Clydau Community Centre (Canolfan Clydau), a charity.[2] It was opened in November 2014 and cost £600,000.[3]
The village has a pub, the Butchers Arms, a post office (established in 1948[4]), a garage and a primary school.[5]
Education
editIn 1860 a schoolroom was built near the chapel.[6] The present school in Tegryn is Ysgol Clydau Primary School.[7] 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.[8]
In 2014 there were 53 children at the school.[9]
Worship
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A Welsh Independent chapel was established at Llwyn-yr-hwrdd to the south of the village in 1805.[10] It was rebuilt in 1817 and 1846, and in 1873 it had a membership of 335.[6]
References
edit- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ "Canolfan Clydau". Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Community centre officially opened by MEP". Western Telegraph. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Pontyberem postmistress and community cornerstone retires". Llanelli Star. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Tegryn Primary School". Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ a b Rees, T and Thomas, J. (1871). History of the Welsh Independent Churches. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)(translation) - ^ "Ysgol Clydau (Clydau School)". Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Estyn: Ysgol Clydau". Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Pembrokeshire County Council: Ysgol Clydau". Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "GENUKI: Clydey". Retrieved 6 May 2015.
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