Glandwr, Pembrokeshire

Glandwr
Glandwr Mill and bridge over the River Gafel
Glandwr Location within Pembrokeshire
OS grid reference	SN1928
Community	Crymych
Principal area	Pembrokeshire
Preserved county	Dyfed
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Whitland
Postcode district	SA34
Dialling code	01239
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Preseli Pembrokeshire
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Preseli 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 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]

References

1. "GENUKI: Llanfyrnach ParishMap (14)". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
2. Ordnance Survey
3. "Pembrokeshire County Council: Visit Pembrokeshire". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
4. "GENUKI: Llanfyrnach". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
5. "GENUKI: Glandwr Independent Chapel And Sunday School, Glandwr". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
6. "Glandwr Welsh Independent Chapel (11071)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
7. "British Listed Buildings: Glandwr Chapel". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
8. Cadw. "Glandwr Chapel (Grade II) (22759)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
9. "National Library of Wales: Capel Glandwr". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
10. 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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