Eglwyswrw
Eglwyswrw is a village and parish in the Hundred of Cemais, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is between Newport and Cardigan just off the A487 road.
[edit] Description
Eglwyswrw[1] was a civil parish, area 1498 Ha and had population as follows[2]:
| Date | 1801 | 1831 | 1861 | 1891 | 1921 | 1951 | 1981 |
| Population | 434 | 563 | 490 | 419 | 335 | 366 | 369 |
The parish church of Saint Cristiolus is situated in the centre of the village. The Welsh placename means "church of St Eirw"[3], and there once existed a chantry attached to the churchyard, in which this minor female saint was allegedly interred.
On the west side of the village is a small Norman motte. The village was important[4] in earlier times, having several fairs, including the famous Meigan Fair. The district court met there - a function that is remembered in the name of the Serjeants Inn.
The parish is in the heart of the staunchly Welsh-speaking area of north Pembrokeshire and remains a bastion of the language north of the Landsker line.
The community of Eglwyswrw includes the parish of Meline, the north part of Llanfair-Nant-Gwyn and the south-eastern part of Nevern. It had a population of 732 in 2001. It is part of Crymych ward, which was 63% Welsh-speaking in 2001.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Eglwyswrw on Genuki
- ^ OPCS Reports
- ^ Charles, B. G, The Placenames of Pembrokeshire, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 978-0-907158-58-5, Vol I, p 42
- ^ Lewis, E.T. North of the hills; a history of the parishes of Eglwyswen, Eglwyswrw, Llanfair-Nant-Gwyn, Meline, Nevern, 1973, ISBN 978-0-902126-03-9[page needed]
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