Derwydd, Carmarthenshire
Derwydd is a hamlet in the south-east of Carmarthenshire, Wales, historically situated in the parish of Llandybie, north of Ammanford.[1] It is around halfway between Ammanford (to the south) and Llandeilo, at a rural crossroads between the A483 and A476 roads.
The name of the hamlet literally means "druid" in Welsh, but is more likely to have derived[citation needed] from derwen (oak tree), which are common in the area.
In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Derwydd as follows:[2]
"DERWIDD, or Derwydd, a hamlet in Llandebie parish, Carmarthen; on the river Cennen, near the Vale of Towy railway, 4 miles SSE of Llandeilo-fawr. Derwidd-Road station, on the railway, is east of the hamlet. Derwidd House belonged to Sir Harry Vaughan, who commanded in the army of Charles I.; belonged afterwards to the Stepneys; and contains some furniture of the time of Henry VIII."
See also
References
- ^ http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22924 Parish records listing for Derwydd.
- ^ [1] GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Derwydd in Carmarthenshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time
51°50′36″N 3°59′51″W / 51.8433°N 3.9975°W
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