Caerfarchell Explained

Country:Wales
Static Image:Chapel at Caerfarchell, Pembrokeshire - geograph.org.uk - 81158.jpg
Static Image Caption:Chapel at Caerfarchell
Coordinates:51.9°N -5.21°W
Official Name:Caerfarchell
Unitary Wales:Pembrokeshire
Os Grid Reference:SM795270

Caerfarchell (in Welsh pronounced as /kaɪrvɑːrxɛɬ/) is a small village in Pembrokeshire, Wales, 3 miles northeast of St Davids, close by the A487 road. It is in the community of St Davids and the Cathedral Close.

Description

Several houses are built around a small village green.

In 2001 the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority drew up a conservation statement with the help of villagers.[1]

History

It is believed the village originated in the 14th or 15th centuries.[2] Early medieval burials have been recorded. An early 19th century farm building opposite the chapel is a Grade II-listed building and there are nine other listed buildings in the vicinity.[3]

Chapel

A Calvinist Methodist Chapel was built in 1763 and replaced by the current building in 1827. It is Grade II* listed.

Notes and References

  1. News: Villages discuss conservation. 20 June 2020. Western Telegraph. 13 November 2001.
  2. Web site: Dyfed Archaeological Trust: 297 Waun Caerfarchell. 12 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20150415215343/http://www.dyfedarchaeology.org.uk/HLC/StDavids/area/area297.htm. 15 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Dyfed Archaeological Trust: 288 Treledydd - Tretio - Caerfarchell. 12 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20110815090107/http://www.dyfedarchaeology.org.uk/HLC/StDavids/area/area288.htm. 15 August 2011.