18-484: Trefin ( Welsh standardised : Tre-fin ), formerly anglicised as Trevine , is a village in North Pembrokeshire , south-west Wales . The village lies within the parish and community of Llanrhian , which has a significant Welsh-speaking population. The name "Trefin" possibly derives from "Tref" meaning farmstead , and "Ddyn" meaning high ground. Trefin was settled in the medieval period , around
36-763: A Neolithic burial chamber is located nearby, between the village and Abercastle. Trefin lies within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park , the only coastal area included in the National parks of the United Kingdom . Trefin is a small village of around 130 people, and houses a weaving centre, The Mill cafe, two chapels (both now closed), a pub The Ship Inn , a hostel 'Old School Hostel' as well as holiday accommodation. Nearby villages include Llanrhian , Abercastle, Porthgain, Mathry , Square and Compass, Penparc and Croesgoch . The village
54-540: A five-year term of office under an additional member system , in which 40 MSs represent smaller geographical divisions known as "constituencies" and are elected by first-past-the-post voting , and 20 MSs represent five "electoral regions" using the D'Hondt method of proportional representation . Typically, the largest party holding the largest number of MSs in the Senedd forms the Welsh Government, and in
72-415: A form of proportional representation for each region. All MSs positions become simultaneously vacant for elections held on a five-year cycle. If a vacancy arises at another time, due to death or resignation , it may be filled in one of two ways, depending on whether the vacancy is for a first-past-the-post constituency MS or for an additional-member MS. A constituency vacancy may be filled by
90-664: Is a Welsh Government officer, overseeing an independent advisory body of the same name. The position was created following the passing of the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 , effective on 1 April 2012, with the aim of promoting and facilitating the use of the Welsh language . This entails raising awareness of the official status of the Welsh language in Wales and by imposing standards on organisations. This, in turn, will lead to
108-555: Is between Fishguard and St Davids. Welsh Language Commissioner Charles III 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
126-476: The 12th–13th centuries, having an overall linear arrangement and faint traces of an open-field system . Its earliest inhabitants were of English or Flemish origin. The settlement had links with the estate of the ecclesiastical lordship of St Davids . The Archdruid Crwys , who was born in Craig Cefn Parc , Glamorganshire , had links to the village, with the historic mill at nearby Aberfelin being
144-644: 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 member of
162-701: 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 The Welsh Language Commissioner ( Welsh : Comisiynydd y Gymraeg )
180-857: The Senedd ( MS ; plural : MSs ; Welsh : aelodau o'r Senedd ; AS , plural: ASau ) is a representative elected to the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh : Senedd Cymru ). There are sixty members, with forty members chosen to represent individual Senedd constituencies , and twenty to represent the five electoral regions of the Senedd in Wales . Each person in Wales is represented by five MSs: one for their local constituency (encompassing their local area where they reside), and another four covering their electoral region (a large grouping of constituencies). Wales's five electoral regions are Mid and West Wales , North Wales , South Wales Central , South Wales East and South Wales West . A holder of this office
198-711: The closure of Aberfelin mill in 1918. The mill stones remain in the ruins of the roofless mill. The historic centre of the village was designated as a Conservation Area in 1997. Trefin is surrounded by the Irish Sea and on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path , between Porthgain and Abercastle . It is on the route of the Strumble Shuttle bus service, part of the Pembrokeshire Greenways public transport service. Carreg Samson,
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#1732797699677216-486: The establishment of rights for Welsh speakers. According to the Commissioner's website , there are two principles that underpin the work of the Commissioner, namely: The Commissioner's work is politically independent, and the position of a commissioner lasts seven years. The Commissioner may do anything they consider appropriate to: This includes promoting opportunities to use Welsh and encourage best practice in
234-568: The event of not securing a majority of MSs, the largest party has first rights to begin coalition talks with other smaller parties. Prior to 2011, they held four-year terms, with some MSs calling for a return of four-year terms from the current five. From the next Senedd election, due in 2026, the size of the Senedd will increase to 96. MSs are elected in one of two ways: Forty are elected as constituency MSs and twenty are elected as additional members, four from each of five regional groups of constituencies . This additional member system produces
252-474: The mill was milled to produce flour for bread and barley was ground into winter feed for livestock. From the 1800s, most of the village was rebuilt with a mix of early 1900s cottages and larger Victorian homes built for "sea captains". The other main industry during this period alongside farming and shipping, were the mechanised slate quarries near the coast, expanded in the 1860s, with its resources exported from Porthgain 's port. Two chapels were built in
270-456: The subject of his poem Melin Trefin . Some of Trefin's old village cottages and the old mill's remains date back to the 15th century. The medieval mill, built for use by the bishops in and located in a rocky cove, was used for roughly 500 years by the local populace until 1918 when it was closed due to cheaper wheat imports from abroad impacted the mill's production. When operating, the wheat at
288-999: The use of Welsh by people dealing with other persons, or providing services to other persons. Areas of their work also include legal issues, preparing and publishing reports, research, educational activities and written recommendations to Ministers of the Government of Wales . The Commissioner can also give advice to people. Member of the Senedd Charles III 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
306-658: The village. The first the Trefin Calvinistic Methodist Chapel built in 1786 (rebuilt in 1834), became a centre for the Calvinistic Methodist Church in Wales and was restored in 1936. The other chapel, the Baptist Chapel was built in 1840, rebuilt in around 1870 and served as a branch of Croesgoch. By the 1900s cheap grain was being imported from overseas and milled in larger mills in towns and cities, leading to
324-482: Was formerly known as an assembly member ( AM ; plural: AMs; Welsh : aelodau'r cynulliad ; AC , plural: ACau ), under the legislature's former name, the National Assembly for Wales , from its inception in 1999 until 2020 when it adopted its current names , Welsh Parliament, and Senedd Cymru , simply referred to as Senedd in both English and Welsh . Since 2011, members are elected for
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