Brynhenllan Explained

Country:Wales
Static Image:Ramah chapel, Brynhenllan - geograph.org.uk - 298263.jpg
Static Image Caption:Brynhellan Chapel
Coordinates:52.017°N -4.9°W
Official Name:Bryn-henllan
Community Wales:Dinas Cross
Unitary Wales:Pembrokeshire
Lieutenancy Wales:Dyfed
Constituency Westminster:Preseli Pembrokeshire
Constituency Welsh Assembly:Preseli Pembrokeshire
Post Town:Newport
Postcode District:SA42
Postcode Area:SA
Dial Code:01348

Bryn-henllan, Bryn Henllan or Brynhenllan is a small settlement in the community of Dinas Cross, north Pembrokeshire, Wales, just north of the A487 road between Fishguard and Newport, on the road leading to Pwllgwaelod.

History

Bryn-henllan was in the ancient parish of Dinas in the hundred of Cemais[1] [2] before the settlement of Dinas Cross developed along the main A487 trunk road. As its name means "Old church hill", it was probably, according to Samuel Lewis and other sources, the original site of the parish church, superseded by the church of St Brynach at Cwm-yr-Eglwys to the northeast.[3] [4] [5]

The history of the village has been discussed by a number of historians, and an overview, with sources, has been published by Pembrokeshire Historical Society.[6]

Worship

Saint Brynach's Church (Church in Wales) was built in 1860 to 1861 to replace the old Saint Brynach's church in Cwm-yr-Eglwys, which was severely damaged in the great storm of 1859.[7]

Brynhenllan Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, also known as Ramah, was founded in 1769 and rebuilt in 1842. It is a Grade II* listed building and has been converted into a private house.[8] [9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: GENUKI: Dinas. 28 July 2019.
  2. Web site: GENUKI: Parish map 24: Dinas. 28 July 2019.
  3. Web site: Royal Commission: Historic Place Names: Bryn Henllan. 28 July 2019.
  4. Web site: Dyfed Archaeological Trust: Bryn-henllan. 28 July 2019.
  5. Book: 1914 . An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire: County of Pembroke . VII . Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales . 92 .
  6. Web site: Pembrokeshire Historical Society: Memories Preserved: Antiquities and Oral Traditions of Dinas in the writings of Gwynrug, 1908-9. 9 January 2017 . 28 July 2019.
  7. Web site: St Brynach, Dinas Cross . The Church in Wales . 4 September 2019.
  8. Web site: Pike . David Edward . The Chapels of Dinas Cross . 21 December 2018.
  9. Web site: Ty Capel, Brynhenllan, Dinas Cross, NEWPORT, Pembrokeshire . J J Morris . 4 September 2019. Estate agent's listing