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36-603: Eglwyswrw [ɛɡlʊɨˈsuːrʊ] is a village, community and parish in the former Cantref of Cemais , Pembrokeshire , Wales. The village lies between Newport and Cardigan at the junction of the A487 road and the B4332 at an altitude of 130 metres (430 ft). The village is in the heart of the Welsh -speaking area of Pembrokeshire; its history goes back at least to Norman times and there are 19 listed buildings in
72-464: A farm worker. He died aged 103, reportedly never having seen a doctor. Eglwyswrw War Memorial lists the names of 24 servicemen of the parish who lost their lives in World War 1, and one in World War 2. In 2014 a new War Memorial was erected in the churchyard. The Serjeants Inn , now a private residence, was a Grade II- listed public house dating back to the 17th or 18th century, so named because
108-645: A foal in 2020 in recognition of the foal's uncle serving in the Household Cavalry, and the foal being born on the Queen's birthday. One of the Household Cavalry's horses took part in Queen Elizabeth II 's funeral procession in 2022 and also the coronation of King Charles III in 2023. A little further on the A487 is Castell Henllys , a reconstructed Iron Age Fort. Bro Meigan Gardens (6.5 acres) are
144-469: A mile south of the village at the junction of the A487 and B4329 roads. The Welsh placename of the village means "church of St Eirw", and there once existed a chantry attached to the churchyard, in which this minor female saint was allegedly interred. A mediaeval church of unknown date succeeded the Norman church, and it was noted in 1504 that the chancel was "ruinous, and the windows not glazed" , with
180-526: A mile to the east of the village. Community (Wales) Heir Apparent William, Prince of Wales First Minister ( list ) Rt Hon Eluned Morgan MS ( L ) Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies MS ( L ) Counsel General-designate – Elisabeth Jones Chief Whip and Trefnydd – Jane Hutt MS (L) Permanent Secretary Sixth Senedd Llywydd (Presiding Officer) Elin Jones MS ( PC ) Leader of
216-555: Is a Welsh-medium primary school situated in the village. As of 2022, there were 92 pupils on roll at the school. 76.5 per cent of the school's pupils are from Welsh-speaking homes. Dyfed Shire Horse Farm is half a mile to the south-west of the village on the A487 at its junction with the B4329 scenic route to Haverfordwest over the Preseli Mountains . The farm has provided horses for military parades, and H.M. The Queen named
252-664: Is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest tier of local government in Wales . Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England but, unlike English parishes, communities cover the whole of Wales. There are 878 communities in Wales. Until 1974 Wales was divided into civil parishes . These were abolished by section 20 (6) of the Local Government Act 1972 , and replaced by communities by section 27 of
288-537: The Cemais Assizes were held there. It closed in the 1990s. To the rear of the inn is a former meeting house which served as a chapel and a school in the 19th century. The coach house on the west side of the inn is also Grade II-listed, as is the Armoury, or former stables. The Butcher's Arms , the village's other pub, featured in a 2004 Canadian Visa campaign highlighting difficult-to-pronounce placenames around
324-590: The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 and the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 . B4329 road The B4329 is a scenic route and a former turnpike in Pembrokeshire , West Wales . It links Eglwyswrw in the north of the county to Haverfordwest , the county town in the south, in an approximately southwesterly direction, crossing the Preseli Mountains . It links to the A487 trunk road at both its northern and southern ends. Before
360-518: The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park , crossing another narrow bridge, Pont Saeson , then climbs steadily through farmland, passing a Grade II-listed 19th century circular stone structure for impounding livestock that had strayed from the mountains. Crossing a 400-year-old bridge (mentioned as Pont llin birian in c.1600) crossing Afon Brynberian , the road passes close by the hamlet of Brynberian . From Brynberian,
396-406: The 20th century, it was the main road linking Cardigan and Haverfordwest, and featured a number of inns to sustain travellers. The road is 19 miles (31 km) long and varies in elevation from 20–404 metres (66–1,325 ft) above sea level. Much of the route is through farmland with scattered settlements, while the central section is through high moorland grazing with extensive views. The road
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#1732801437554432-539: The Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales listed 85 sites of importance within the community of Eglwyswrw. The population has remained fairly constant in the mid-hundreds since the beginning of the 19th century ( OPCS ): Eglwyswrw has its own elected community council and is part of the Cilgerran electoral ward for the purposes of elections to Pembrokeshire County Council . The community of Eglwyswrw includes
468-563: The Bailiffs") in Castlebythe parish, on account of the hardship tolls would bring to local people. In Samuel Lewis's 1833 A Topographical Dictionary of Wales it is described as the "great road" from Cardigan to Haverfordwest. While the A487 (Cardigan to Fishguard ) and the A40 (Fishguard to Haverfordwest) sections were later upgraded to trunk routes, the direct route was not, and
504-479: The Crown . In Wales, all town councils are community councils. There are now three communities with city status: Bangor , St Asaph and St Davids . The chair of a town council or city council will usually have the title mayor (Welsh: maer ). However, not every community has a council. In communities with populations too small to sustain a full community council, community meetings may be established. The communities in
540-667: The Opposition Andrew RT Davies MS ( C ) Shadow Cabinet ( current ) Prime Minister Rt Hon Keir Starmer MP ( L ) Secretary of State for Wales Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP (L) Principal councils ( leader list ) Corporate Joint Committees Local twinning see also: Regional terms and Regional economy United Kingdom Parliament elections European Parliament elections (1979–2020) Local elections Police and crime commissioner elections Referendums A community ( Welsh : cymuned )
576-577: The Preseli range. It is also possible, atmospheric conditions permitting, to see the tops of mountains in Ireland over 100 miles (160 km) away. The Preselis are noted for their many prehistoric sites, some of which are close to the B4329. Because of the steep inclines in the mountains, few heavy goods vehicles use the route, which is popular with tourists and bikers. In winter, the highest parts of
612-600: The blame falling on the Vicar, Dom. Phillip Lloyd. Similar accusations were made in 1684. In 1708 the church (then called Eglwys Yrrow ) was reported as in good repair. The present parish church of Saint Cristiolus is situated in the centre of the village and dates from before 1829 when it was restored. The vicar in 1855 was the Reverend Thomas Evans, replacing the Reverend D. Prothero who had died. The church
648-772: The community boundaries within their area every fifteen years. The councils propose changes to the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales , which prepares a report and makes recommendations to the Welsh Government . If the Welsh Government accepts the recommendations, then it implements them using a statutory instrument . For example, in 2016 four new communities were created in the City and County of Cardiff . The legislation surrounding community councils in Wales has been amended significantly in
684-407: The community. There is much of archaeological interest in and around Eglwyswrw community, and the village is recorded from Norman times; on the west side of the village is a small Norman motte , designated Castell Eglwyswrw by Coflein. The sacred nature of the site where the church now stands (see also Worship, below) may date back to before the 8th century, but there was a later Norman church,
720-473: The death of local landowner W. Mathias, property and land covering nearly the whole of the village was auctioned in 16 lots for a total sum of nearly £7,000; some of the property, which included two pubs, the Butchers Arms and The Plough , was bought by tenants. Villager Stephen Lewis celebrated his 102nd birthday in 1923. He had been a local schoolmaster at the age of 13, but spent most of his life as
756-528: The earliest record of which is in 1291. A 1578 map in the British Library shows Eglwyswrw parish as Eglosserrow , possibly an English phonetic rendering of the name. The village hosted several important fairs, including Meigan Fair ( Ffair Feigan ) at least as early as 1794. A report in 1915 listed animal prices and noted a decline in horse prices. In the mid-19th century, the parish of Eglwyswrw covered 3,664 acres (1,483 ha). In 1895, following
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#1732801437554792-457: The gradient increases until the road reaches 284 metres (932 ft) at Tafarn-y-Bwlch ( approximate English: Tavern at the Pass ), an inn which existed at least as early as 1729, and still sustaining travellers as late as 1895. On an 1888 map, the inn was called Salutation Inn . Close by is Waun Mawn , whose prehistoric stones have been linked to those at Stonehenge . Immediately after the inn,
828-693: The hamlets of Bethlehem and Poyston Cross and the village of Crundale in Rudbaxton parish. The inn in Crundale was the Boot and Shoe Inn , now converted to two residential dwellings. The section between New Inn and Woodstock is on the 345 bus route. South of Crundale, the road crosses an unnamed stream at Stephen's Ford Bridge, then crosses the A40 Haverfordwest bypass on a roundabout at Withybush, and ends at another roundabout at Prendergast in
864-577: The largely Welsh place names of north Pembrokeshire to the largely English place names in the south of the county. After the New Inn crossroads, the road slopes more gently downwards past Rosebush reservoir and Henry's Moat , leaving the National Park just before passing through the hamlet of Tufton , where the Tufton Arms , now a pub, stands. In the 19th century, this was the only inn in
900-401: The parish of Meline , the north part of Llanfair-Nant-Gwyn and the south-eastern part of Nevern , including Brynberian . Crymych ward was 60% Welsh-speaking in 2011, a small decrease from 63% in 2001. As well as self-catering accommodation, Eglwyswrw features a parish church, Norman remains, a community school and nearby attractions. An agricultural stores, petrol station and shop is half
936-510: The parish, but a much older hostelry (possibly dating back to the 13th century), known as Poll-tax Inn or Paltockes Inne still stands, now a private house bypassed by road-straightening (the old road forded a stream, shown on modern maps as Portrux Ford ). The road passes close by Llys-y-frân Country Park, through the village of Woodstock and past Scolton Manor , bridges the Carmarthen to Fishguard railway line , then passes through
972-465: The road can occasionally be closed when ice or snow make driving conditions dangerous. From its northern end, branching from the A487 1 ⁄ 2 mile (0.80 km) southwest of Eglwyswrw, the road drops down to cross the River Nevern by a single-lane stone bridge ( Pont Gynon ) just north of the hamlet of Crosswell , where a former inn, now Crosswell House , still stands. The road enters
1008-474: The road crosses a cattle grid marking a boundary between enclosed agricultural land and unenclosed moorland and continues to climb, reaching 404 metres (1,325 ft) between Cerrig Lladron and Mynydd-du Commin. At the summit the B4329 meets the western end of the elevated track that runs from Mynachlog-ddu along the top of the range and is known as Flemings' Way or alternatively the Golden Road. After
1044-660: The route, such as those at Crosswell , Tufton , Greenway and Crundale . From the high moorland, there are extensive views across much of Pembrokeshire with the Bristol Channel , St George's Channel and the Irish Sea beyond. On clear days there are views as far as the Gower Peninsula in the southeast, much of mid-Wales to the north as far as Snowdonia and the Llŷn Peninsula as well as across much of
1080-487: The same Act. The principal areas of Wales are divided entirely into communities. Unlike in England, where unparished areas exist, no part of Wales is outside a community, even in urban areas . Most, but not all, communities are administered by community councils , which are equivalent to English parish councils in terms of their powers and the way they operate. Welsh community councils may call themselves town councils unilaterally and may have city status granted by
1116-453: The summit, Bwlch-gwynt (translation: windy gap ), the road drops steeply to another cattle grid and the intersection with the B4313 at New Inn which, according to Richard Fenton in the 19th century, sustained northbound travellers before "the arduous task of winding up the painful ascent of Bwlch Gwynt" . In this locale the route crosses the imaginary Landsker Line marking the change from
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1152-551: The urban areas of the cities of Cardiff , Swansea and Newport do not have community councils. As of the 2001 United Kingdom census , there were 869 communities in Wales. 84 percent, or more than 730, have a council. They vary in size from Rhayader with an area of 13,945 hectares (34,460 acres) to Cefn Fforest with an area of 64 hectares (160 acres). They ranged in population from Barry with 45,053 recorded inhabitants to Baglan Bay with no permanent residents. The twenty-two principal area councils are required to review
1188-611: The world. There was irony in the fact that the pub did not accept Visa cards. The village shop and Post Office closed in 2009. In January 2016 Eglwyswrw was judged to be the wettest village in Britain for 92 years, having suffered rainfall on 85 consecutive days since 26 October 2015, five days short of the British record. In 2022, Eglwyswrw became the first place in the UK to have an off-grid mobile phone mast. The 2008 Royal Commission on
1224-471: Was designated in the early 20th century road classification scheme as the B4329. From the 1920s to 1935, the B4329 was a multiplex with the A487 and an unclassified road from Boncath but reverted to the original start point in Eglwyswrw. The unclassified road became the B4332. Before that, when most journeys were made on foot, horseback or horse-drawn vehicle , travellers were provided for by inns along
1260-500: Was restored again in 1883 by local contractor Evan Evans, an event reported in depth by the Western Mail , which suggested that a church had existed in Eglwyswrw since 1150. The vicar in 1888 was the Reverend T. M. Jones, who was summonsed for non-payment of poor rates due on tithes, but as a result of legal arguments the case was dismissed. Elim Baptist Mission Room opened in 1839 and closed about 1937. Ysgol Gymunedol Eglwyswrw
1296-571: Was the main link between Cardigan and Haverfordwest in mediaeval times; the future Henry VII of England would have used it to march from Haverfordwest to Cardigan between 2 and 4 August 1485 on his way to the Battle of Bosworth . In the 18th century, on the grounds that the road was badly in need of repair, it was turnpiked with a toll of six pence per cart by the 1790 Haverfordwest Roads Bill, though not without protests from parishes from Stephen's Ford, near Haverfordwest, to Cornel Fach (a.k.a. "Morris
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