Glandwr, Pembrokeshire Explained

Country:Wales
Community Wales:Crymych
Constituency Welsh Assembly:Preseli Pembrokeshire
Static Image Name:Glandwr Mill and the bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1044486.jpg
Static Image Caption:Glandwr Mill and bridge over the River Gafel
Coordinates:51.925°N -4.635°W
Official Name:Glandwr
Unitary Wales:Pembrokeshire
Lieutenancy Wales:Dyfed
Constituency Westminster:Preseli Pembrokeshire
Post Town:Whitland
Postcode District:SA34
Postcode Area:SA
Dial Code:01239
Os Grid Reference:SN1928

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 sits on the River Gafel, which joins the River Taf to the southeast,[2] and is the location of Lammas Ecovillage.[3]

Chapel

Glandwr has had an independent chapel (Capel Glandwr) since 1712,[4] [5] rebuilt or restored several times since. The current chapel is a Grade II listed building.[6] The National Library of Wales holds historical information relating to the chapel.[7]

Mill

The village had a woollen mill at least as early as 1650.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GENUKI: Llanfyrnach ParishMap (14). 11 November 2018.
  2. Ordnance Survey
  3. Web site: Pembrokeshire County Council: Visit Pembrokeshire. 11 November 2018.
  4. Web site: GENUKI: Llanfyrnach. 11 November 2018.
  5. Web site: GENUKI: Glandwr Independent Chapel And Sunday School, Glandwr. 11 November 2018.
  6. Web site: British Listed Buildings: Glandwr Chapel. 11 November 2018.
  7. Web site: National Library of Wales: Capel Glandwr. 11 November 2018.
  8. Book: Lloyd . Thomas . Orbach . Julian . Scourfield . Robert . Pembrokeshire: The Buildings of Wales (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales) . Yale University Press . New Haven, CT . First . 2004 . 92 . 978-0-300-10178-2.