Glandwr, Pembrokeshire
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 | |
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![]() Glandwr Mill and bridge over the River Gafel | |
![]() ![]() Glandwr Location within Pembrokeshire | |
OS grid reference | SN1928 |
Community | |
Principal area | |
Ceremonial county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | SA35 |
Dialling code | 01239 |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament |
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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.[6] The current chapel is a Grade II listed building.[7][8] The National Library of Wales holds historical information relating to the chapel.[9]
Mill
The village had a woollen mill at least as early as 1650.[10]
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References
- "GENUKI: Llanfyrnach ParishMap (14)". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- Ordnance Survey
- "Pembrokeshire County Council: Visit Pembrokeshire". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- "GENUKI: Llanfyrnach". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- "GENUKI: Glandwr Independent Chapel And Sunday School, Glandwr". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- "Coflein: Glandwr Welsh Independent Chapel". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- "British Listed Buildings: Glandwr Chapel". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- Cadw. "Glandwr Chapel (Grade II) (22759)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- "National Library of Wales: Capel Glandwr". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- Lloyd, Thomas; Orbach, Julian; Scourfield, Robert (2004). Pembrokeshire: The Buildings of Wales (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales) (First ed.). New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-300-10178-2.
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