Cenarth
Coordinates: 52°03′N 4°31′W / 52.05°N 4.52°W
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| Welsh: Cenarth | |
 View of River Teifi from Cenarth. |
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 Cenarth
Cenarth shown within Carmarthenshire |
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| OS grid reference | SN305405 |
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| Principal area | Carmarthenshire |
| Ceremonial county | Dyfed |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWCASTLE EMLYN |
| Postcode district | SA38 |
| Dialling code | 01239 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr |
| Welsh Assembly | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr |
| List of places: UK • Wales • Carmarthenshire | |
Cenarth is a village, parish and community in Carmarthenshire, adjoining the Cenarth Falls, bordering Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire, West Wales.
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[edit] Location
It is situated on the banks of the River Teifi, 10 km east of Cardigan and 4 km west of Newcastle Emlyn.
[edit] History and amenities
The ancient parish extended 5 km south of the river, and included the town of Newcastle Emlyn. In 1934, it annexed the adjoining parish of East Cilrhedyn, and the enlarged parish corresponds with the modern community, which had a population of 1,022 in the 2001 census. With the community of Newcastle Emlyn, it makes up the Carmarthenshire electoral ward of Cenarth, which had a population of 1,995 in 2001, with 60% Welsh language speakers.
The River Teifi at this point emerges from a deep ravine over a ledge that produces a spectacular waterfall when the river is in full spate and this attracts many visitors throughout the year. A dramatic painting of the falls was made by Frank Miles and is now at Nottingham City Museum. Miles's father inherited Cardigan Priory from his father, Philip John Miles, but lived in Nottinghamshire as Rector of Bingham. [1]
Other visitor attractions are a seventeenth-century flour mill and coracle museum.
The parish church is dedicated to the local saint, St. Llawddog. Although the present building is relatively modern, it is on an important ancient site, and was the "bishop house" of the cantref of Emlyn.
The ancient parish (less Newcastle Emlyn) had an area of 2558 hectares. Its census populations were: 672 (1801): 897 (1851): 638 (1901). The percentage of Welsh speakers was 98 (1891): 96 (1931).
The enlarged parish (post-1934) had an area of 4896 ha. Its census populations were: 1098 (1951); 1066 (1961); 926 (1971); 971 (1981). The percentage of Welsh speakers was 92 (1951); 91 (1961); 82 (1971); 69 (1981).
The village is also home to the National Coracle Centre.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/salmon-leap-cenarth-falls-cardiganshire-47218
- ^ Halstead, Robin; Hezaley, Jason; Morris, Alex; Morris, Joel (2007). Far from the Sodding Crowd. Penguin books. pp. 164–169. ISBN 9780718149666.
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