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41-414: 52°02′28″N 4°18′34″W / 52.04114°N 4.30949°W / 52.04114; -4.30949 Llandysul [ɬandɨsɨːl] , also spelt Llandyssul , is a town and community in the county of Ceredigion , Wales . As a community it consists of the townships of Capel Dewi , Horeb, Pontsian , Pren-gwyn , Tregroes , Rhydowen and the town of Llandysul itself. Llandysul lies in south Ceredigion in
82-768: A secondary school , Ysgol Gyfun Emlyn . The town's attractions include an art gallery , the Attic Theatre company and the National Woollen Museum . Newcastle Emlyn has association football and rugby teams. Newcastle Emlyn Football Club are members of the Football Association of Wales and Newcastle Emlyn RFC of the Welsh Rugby Union . A legend of the Wyvern of Newcastle Emlyn (Gwiber Castell Newydd Emlyn) tells how on
123-452: A 25-metre (82') × 10 metre (33') swimming pool, formerly known as Teifiside Swimming Pool. The pool was built with the help of town residents in 1975 and was later renamed Llandysul Aqua Centre following a restructure. The adjoining Llandysul Leisure Centre was built in 2003 by Ceredigion County Council . The council maintained and operated the centre from 2003 to 2017. Following a community asset transfer in 2017, Llandysul Leisure Centre and
164-519: A 7 ft, ¼ inch broad-gauge line between Carmarthen and Cardigan by the Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway , it was absorbed into the GWR, which developed the line only as far as Newcastle Emlyn. Passenger services ceased in 1952, but goods services continued until 1973, due in part to milk train services to the cheese-producing creamery. After the goods service ceased, the lines were removed and
205-402: A bronze collar were found near here, possibly dating to the late 1st century BC or early 1st century AD. The oldest building in the town is the church which dates from the 13th century. It as built on the site of the original church from the 6th century. Saint Tysul was the grandson of Ceredig ap Cunedda (hence the name Ceredigion) and a cousin of St David. Fairs and markets were established by
246-550: A confectionery distribution business which is now defunct, and the building currently lies empty. There was a fortnightly livestock market until 2008 when the site became part of the new Llandysul bypass. Tourism draws people into West Wales but Llandysul largely misses out from this source of income as it has no specific tourist attractions. Llandyssul was a railway station on the Newcastle Emlyn branch, opened in 1864 and closed to passengers in 1952. Telynau Teifi Harps
287-598: A different way of celebrating Calan Hen. It was a gathering in Llandysul Church of the Sunday Schools of the churches within eight miles of Llandysul to answer catechisms, sing anthems and recite scriptures. The custom continues to this day. Rev. Gareth Reid was appointed priest-in-charge of St Tysul's Church (and other churches in the benefice) in June 2013. Information about church activities can be found on
328-495: A fair day when the town was full, a winged wyvern breathing fire and smoke landed on the castle walls, stared threateningly, then settled down to sleep. The general terror gave way to an effort by a few townsfolk to destroy it. A soldier waded the Teifi to a vantage point on the castle side and released a red cloak into the river. The creature, suddenly woken, caught sight of the cloak, fell on it with shrieks and tore it to shreds, but
369-538: A number of full-time trained teachers working for them. The church of St Tysul was founded by Saint Tysul , 462–554, at the meeting place of a number of tracks at a ford over the River Teifi . The present stone structure dates from the 13th century and the roof remained thatched until 1783. The ancient altar with its early Christian inscription was incorporated into the altar of the Lady Chapel. The simple nave
410-664: 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
451-477: Is separated from the north and south aisles by plain square pillars. Other ancient carved stones are found in the choir vestry. One of these is the Velvor Stone, a fragment cut from the middle of an inscribed slab. The tower houses a ring of six bells which are rung regularly. Calan Hen (" Old New Year's Day ") is an interesting custom associated with the church. It dates from 1752, when 11 days were lost in
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#1732775414153492-468: Is spoken, with 31 per cent considered fluent in the language. Parents have the option of sending their children to a designated Welsh-medium secondary school, Ysgol Bro Teifi in Llandysul, Ceredigion. Only 64.8 per cent of the town's residents were born in Wales. The town has a dual-language primary school, and also a pre-school establishment known as Meithrinfa Teifi Tots Nursery. Newcastle Emlyn has
533-593: Is the part of town on the Ceredigion side of the River Teifi. It was formerly called Trefhedyn and was an ancient Welsh borough in its own right. The area including Adpar had a population of 1,883 according to the 2011 census. The town takes its name from the cantref of Emlyn , an administrative district in medieval Dyfed . Newcastle Emlyn Castle , was first mentioned in Brut y Tywysogion in 1215, when it
574-621: The DofE scheme. The Powerhouse is a community and arts centre designed to host a variety of activities. It is housed in a historic building beside the River Teifi that originally generated power for the local community. Llandysul and District Local History Society have an exhibition in the upstairs room of Llandysul Library. Calon Tysul was founded in November 2017. The site is an amalgamation of two previously separate entities; Llandysul Aqua Centre and Llandysul Leisure Centre. The site includes
615-800: The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 and the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 . Newcastle Emlyn 52°02′N 4°28′W / 52.04°N 4.47°W / 52.04; -4.47 Newcastle Emlyn ( Welsh : Castellnewydd Emlyn ) is a town on the River Teifi , straddling the counties of Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire in West Wales . It is also a community entirely within Carmarthenshire, bordered by those of Llangeler and Cenarth , also in Carmarthenshire, and by Llandyfriog in Ceredigion . Adpar
656-673: The Parliamentary army . One of the three arches of the bridge at Llandysul was pulled down by the Royalists to prevent the Parliamentarians crossing into Ceredigion. The bridge was later rebuilt with a single arch. The Teifi Valley around Llandysul was the home of the Welsh woollen industry . Many sheep were reared locally and there were plenty of fast-flowing streams to power machinery so many woollen mills were established in
697-909: The St Tysul's church website . In October 2014, lightning struck the church tower causing damage to the crenellations in the northeast corner, resulting in chunks of masonry falling on the roof below. The church and graveyard were fenced off for safety reasons until repairs to the church and tower could be completed. The church was reopened six months later. 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
738-612: The Ceredigion League and were league champions in 2016–17 as well as winners of the Emrys Morgan Cup. Tysul Hall was built in 1955 as a memorial to the men lost in two world wars. It can seat 400 people and events and meetings are held there. Llandysul has a post office, two chemists, a range of other shops, a church, several chapels and a leisure centre with swimming pool. The last of four major banks in Llandysul closed in 2017. Llandysul Angling Association owns
779-479: 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
820-688: The Kings of England and the Edwardian marcher lords who captured these lands from the native rulers between the 12th and 14th centuries. Owain Glyndŵr is associated with the town. The men of Llandysul supported him in battle in 1400 and afterwards his lands around Llandysul were confiscated by Henry IV . In 1644, during the English Civil War , the Royalist army was defending Ceredigion against
861-667: 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 )
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#1732775414153902-459: The area in the 19th century. There was also a flannel shirt factory in the town at that time. The mills had nearly all been closed by the end of the 20th century as cheaper textiles became available from the Far East . The Gomer Press ( Welsh : Gwasg Gomer ) was founded by John David Lewis (1859–1914). He started by selling books from a corner of his father's grocery store before establishing
943-426: The area. Coedyfoel is a small village in the community. There were two schools in the town; Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi , a bilingual comprehensive school with over 500 pupils, and Ysgol Gynradd Llandysul, a bilingual primary school. Both were closed in 2016 due to the opening of a new super school Ysgol Bro Teifi. Llandysul Paddlers also works as an education centre delivering sessions to young people and adults and has
984-522: The centre, such as swimming, kayaking, children's birthday parties, National Exercise Referral Scheme, fitness classes, gymnastics, badminton, table tennis, climbing, football and more. Several groups such as Llandysul Cubs and Beavers and Llandysul Crafters meet at the centre. Elen, the mother of Owain Glyndwr , the last Welsh Prince of Wales, was celebrated in a large mural placed on the outer wall of Calon Tysul on September 18, 2023. She had been born in
1025-562: The change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar . On the old New Year's Day, now 12 January, it was the custom for harvest workers to be given a feast. The rest of the day was spent kicking a ball about. Kickoff was halfway between the two goals, Llanwenog Church porch and Llandysul Church porch. Most of the players were drunk by this time and it was a rough affair. In 1833, the vicar of Llandysul, Reverend Enoch James, substituted
1066-772: 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
1107-432: The land beneath the swimming pool came into the ownership of the trustees of Calon Tysul. As well as the swimming pool, the building also includes a sports hall with space for four badminton courts, a multi-purpose room, fitness suite as well as wet and dry changing facilities. A board of voluntary trustees is responsible for the governance of the centre. A wide variety of recreational and educational activities take place at
1148-593: The local economy. The Memorial Park is a recreation area in a loop of the River Teifi . There is a children's playground, a tennis club, a bowling club and sports pitches. Llandysul Cricket Club and Llandysul Football Club play here. The cricket club fields two sides in the South Wales Cricket Association (Division One and Division Six) and has a thriving youth section. The soccer club likewise fields two teams in Division One and Two of
1189-538: The press in 1892. It is now a thriving printing company and the largest publishing house in Wales and moved to new premises just outside the town in 2004. It publishes titles for both adults and children, in English and in Welsh. The present managing director, Jonathan Lewis, is the great-grandson of the founder. There is little industry in Llandysul today. The woollen mills are closed and used for other purposes; one housed
1230-501: The proportion fell in the next decade to 54 per cent, as the town population increased to 1,138 aged 3 or over by 2011. The drop in Welsh usage in Newcastle Emlyn between 2001 and 2011 was among the biggest in Wales, though not uncommon across Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire. The latest Estyn inspection report in 2012 on the town's English-medium secondary school notes that only 12 per cent of pupils came from homes where Welsh
1271-492: The rights to over 30 miles of fishing on the River Teifi which is a river noted for its salmon, sea trout and trout. Llandysul Paddlers is a nonprofit making association which works with young people from the community and across the whole of the UK. They deliver sessions on kayaking, whitewater rafting and canoeing; away from the water they deliver sessions about climbing and mountain biking and help local schools in their delivery of
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1312-487: 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
1353-519: The station demolished. According to the United Kingdom census 2011 Newcastle Emlyn had a population of 1,883, including Adpar on the Ceredigion side of the River Teifi. A 2017 population estimate put it at 1,888, of whom 52 per cent were female and 48 per cent male, with 379 aged 0–17 years, 979 aged 18–64, and 530 aged over 65. The 2001 UK census had 69 per cent of the 950 people then living in Newcastle Emlyn speaking fluent Welsh , although
1394-403: The town in Welsh is a combination of llan "church" and the mutated saint's name Tysul to mean "the church of St Tysul". Pencoedfoel is an Iron Age hillfort one mile northeast of Llandysul. An oval banked and ditched enclosure with double ramparts, about 160 metres (525') by 128 metres (420'), is defined by degraded banks and scarps on the summit of an isolated hill. Two halves of
1435-466: The unexpected base of an illegal cannabis farm containing plants worth a reported £2 million. Shortly after the operation was shut down by the police, the building caught fire twice, causing major damage to the former primary school. Llandysul Paddlers Canoe Centre was opened in October 1998. It holds courses and provides accommodation for up to 35 visitors. Canoeing brings in visitors who contribute to
1476-551: 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
1517-465: The valley of the River Teifi and is visited for its fishing and canoeing. The community had a population of 2732, as of 2011. The village itself has a population of 1484. Llandysul is also known as the home of Gwasg Gomer , one of the most prominent publishers of Welsh-interest and Welsh language books in Wales. The town is twinned with Plogonnec ( Plogoneg ) in Brittany , France. The name of
1558-492: Was a community business set up with help from Ceredigion County Council and the European Union in 2004 by harp-maker Allan Shiers. It was the only harp -making business in Wales, a country with a traditional association with the instrument. Celtic and folk harps were made here and the entire manufacturing process took place on the site. The business closed in 2022, with its empty building making national news in 2024 as
1599-570: Was historically part of the ancient parish of Cenarth. When elected parish and district councils were established in 1894, Cenarth was given a parish council and included in the Newcastle Emlyn Rural District . In 1897 part of the parish on Cenarth was converted into an urban district called Newcastle Emlyn. Newcastle Emlyn Urban District was abolished in 1974, with its area becoming a community instead. District-level functions passed to Carmarthen District Council , which
1640-692: Was in turn replaced by Carmarthenshire County Council in 1996. In 1932, the former Co-operative creamery was reopened by Dried Milk Products to make cheese . After a new parent firm, Unigate , decided to sell off its non-milk related dairies, it was bought by the Milk Marketing Board in 1979, but closed again in 1983. In 1895, the Teifi Valley Railway of the Great Western Railway (GWR) reached Newcastle Emlyn railway station . Originally conceived as
1681-801: Was seized by Llewelyn the Great ( Welsh : Llywelyn Fawr ). It was captured by the Welsh during the revolt of 1287–1288 and also by Owain Glyndŵr in 1403. The population in 1841 was under 1,000. Cawdor Hall was completed in 1892. The Teifi Valley Railway is nearby, although the town has not had a passenger train service since 1952. Newcastle Emlyn hosted the Urdd National Eisteddfod in 1981. There are two tiers of local government covering Newcastle Emlyn, at community (town) and county level: Newcastle Emlyn Town Council and Carmarthenshire County Council . The town council meets at Cawdor Hall on Market Square. Newcastle Emlyn