Glandwr, Pembrokeshire

Village in Pembrokeshire, Wales

Human settlement in Wales

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

List of places

Wales
Pembrokeshire

51°55′30″N 4°38′06″W﻿ / ﻿51.925°N 4.635°W﻿ / 51.925; -4.635

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

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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

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The village had a woollen mill at least as early as 1650.[10]

## References

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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.

## External links

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