Cilrhedyn

Cilrhedyn
Cilrhedyn  Cilrhedyn shown within Pembrokeshire
OS grid reference	SN277350
Community	Clydau
	Cenarth
Principal area	Pembrokeshire
	Carmarthenshire
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Preseli Pembrokeshire
	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Welsh Assembly	Preseli Pembrokeshire
	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
List of places UK Wales Pembrokeshire

Coordinates: 51°58′38″N 4°30′10″W / 51.9771°N 4.5027°W

Cilrhedyn is a hamlet and parish in the counties of Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the hill country to the south of the Teifi valley. The Afon Cych divides it into two unequal parts: West Cilrhedyn, Pembrokeshire and East Cilrhedyn, Carmarthenshire. The parish church is in West Cilrhedyn.

Name

The placename is Welsh, meaning "bracken nook".^[1] The area is largely Welsh-speaking.

West Cilrhedyn

The parish of West Cilrhedyn (Pembrokeshire) is now part of the community of Clydau. It had an area of 887 Ha, and consisted entirely of scattered farms. Its census populations were: 215 (1801): 257 (1851): 190 (1901): 127 (1951): 105 (1981). The percentage Welsh speakers was 100 (1891); 97 (1931); 94 (1971).

East Cilrhedyn

The parish of East Cilrhedyn (Carmarthenshire) was merged with the parish of Cenarth in 1934, and it is now part of the community of Cenarth. It had an area of 2238 Ha, and included the villages of Capel Iwan 51°59′55″N 4°29′32″W / 51.99861°N 4.49222°W and Cwmorgan 51°59′12″N 4°29′8″W / 51.98667°N 4.48556°W. Its census populations were: 517 (1801): 806 (1851): 691 (1901): 570 (1931). The percentage Welsh speakers was 100 (1891); 99 (1931).

References

1. Charles, B. G., The Placenames of Pembrokeshire, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 0-907158-58-7, p 363

External links

• Cilrhedyn on Genuki