Eglwyswen
Eglwyswen (sometimes called Whitechurch or Whitchurch-by-Cardigan) is a hamlet and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated on the north slopes of the Preseli Hills, 4 km north-west of Crymych. The south-western part of the parish is in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The parish is part of the community of Crymych.
The Welsh placename means "white church"[1]. It was formerly called Whitchurch-by-Cardigan to distinguish it from Whitchurch near St David's. The parish is predominantly Welsh-speaking.
In the centre of the hamlet sits the former Swan Inn and Shop, which last served a beer in the 1920's, and closed its shop doors in the 1950s. The Georgian cottage, currently called The Old Swan Inn, is now a holiday cottage overlooking the Preseli Mountains National Park.
The parish had an area of 1019 Ha. Its census populations were: 247 (1801): 349 (1851): 244 (1901): 217 (1951): 156 (1981).
The percentage of Welsh speakers was 100 (1891): 92 (1931): 86 (1971).
[edit] References
- ^ Charles, B. G., The Placenames of Pembrokeshire, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 0-907158-58-7, p 192
