Penycwm

Penycwm
Penycwm
	Penycwm and A487 road
	Penycwm Location within Pembrokeshire
OS grid reference	SM849234
Community	Brawdy;
Principal area	Pembrokeshire;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
	List of places UK Wales Pembrokeshire 51°52′N 5°08′W / 51.87°N 5.13°W

Penycwm (Welsh for "Head of the valley") is a small settlement on the A487 road near Newgale, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is part of the community (civil parish) of Brawdy. At the other end of a valley to the coast is Penycwm beach, also known as Pwll March.^[1]

The village's Independent Chapel, built in 1870, has now been converted into residential accommodation.^[2]

Penycwm was also the location for the United Kingdom's first 5-star youth hostel.^[3]

References

^ "Police investigate death of 29-year-old man at Penycwm", Western Telegraph, 22 October 2012. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
^ Lloyd, Thomas; Orbach, Julian; Scourfield, Robert (2004), The Buildings of Wales: Pembrokeshire, Yale University Press, p. 134, ISBN 0-300-10178-3
^ Parker, Mike; Whitfield, Paul (2000), The Rough Guide to Wales, Rough Guides, p. 198, ISBN 978-1858285436

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[1] "Police investigate death of 29-year-old man at Penycwm", Western Telegraph, 22 October 2012. Retrieved 2013-10-20.

[2] Lloyd, Thomas; Orbach, Julian; Scourfield, Robert (2004), The Buildings of Wales: Pembrokeshire, Yale University Press, p. 134, ISBN 0-300-10178-3

[3] Parker, Mike; Whitfield, Paul (2000), The Rough Guide to Wales, Rough Guides, p. 198, ISBN 978-1858285436

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