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1901 Cardiganshire County Council Election
The fifth elections for Cardiganshire County Council took place in March 1901. They were preceded by the 1898 election and followed by the 1904 election Overview of the Results The Liberals once again won by a large majority but there were signs that elections were becoming less political, with candidates of similar political persuasions opposing each other and some candidates not openly declaring any political affiliation. Neither the ''Cambrian News The ''Cambrian News'' is a weekly newspaper distributed in Wales. It was founded in 1860 and is based in Cefn Llan Science Park, Aberystwyth. Cambrian News Ltd was bought by media entrepreneur Sir Ray Tindle in 1998. History The paper was fi ...'' or the ''Aberystwyth Observer'' indicated party affiliation although the ''Brython Cymreig'' did so in relation to the contested elections only. The ''Welsh Gazette'' commented that while the contests at Aberystwyth were on political lines, many of those in the rural areas were bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardiganshire County Council
Cardiganshire County Council was the local government authority for the county of Cardiganshire, Wales, between 1889 and 1974. It was superseded by Dyfed County Council. Overview The administrative county of Cardigan and its local authority, the Cardiganshire County Council was established in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888. The first elections were held in January 1889. The council was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974. The Ceredigion District Council operated between 1974 and 1996 as a district within the new Dyfed County Council. As a result of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, which came into force on 1 April 1996, a new unitary authority of Cardiganshire was established with boundaries identical to those of the previous county council. Early History, 1889-1914 During the period, Liberal candidates won large majorities at each election and Conservative support was limited to some of the towns and areas where local gentry continued to ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanbadarn Fawr, Ceredigion
Llanbadarn Fawr is a village and community in Ceredigion, Wales. It is on the outskirts of Aberystwyth next to Penparcau and Southgate. It forms the eastern part of the continually built-up area of Aberystwyth. It holds two electoral wards, Padarn and Sulien which elect a Ceredigion County Councillor each and several Llanbadarn Fawr Community Councillors. At the 2001 census its population as a community was recorded at 2,899, increasing to 3,380 at the 2011 census. Attractions, history and amenities Llanbadarn Fawr is named after the church of Padarn (the great church of Padarn), and dates from the sixth century. It predates Aberystwyth, whose castle was originally named after Llanbadarn. Notable buildings include Saint Padarn's Church, a fine, partly Romanesque parish church on the site of the mother church founded by Padarn (Paternus) in the 6th century and which contains notable 18th-century wall monuments. The Garreg Fawr stone slab, reputed to be the capstone of a now-v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanrhystyd
Llanrhystud is a seaside village and electoral division on the A487 road in the county of Ceredigion, in Wales, 9 miles (14 km) south of Aberystwyth, and 7 miles (11 km) north of Aberaeron. It takes its name from an early Welsh saint. The community includes the village of Llanddeiniol. The ''Cofiwch Dryweryn'' stone wall (English: "Remember Tryweryn") lies on the A487 a mile north of the village. History The village is named after the early Christian Welsh St Rhystyd, to whom the local Church in Wales (Anglican) church is dedicated. Rhystyd was among missionaries who arrived from Armorica in the 6th century. According to a leaflet in the Ceredigion Archives: The first mention of an incumbent is of Griffith Powell, who "on July 24th 1582 was a witness before the Court Leet at Aberystwyth". The document adds that Powell had been "in 1544 appointed priest-in-charge of Llanrhystud at the yearly stipend of five pounds". A castle once existed nearby. Amenities The vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanilar
Llanilar is a village and community in Ceredigion, Wales, about southeast of Aberystwyth. It is the eponym of the hundred of Ilar. The population at the 2011 census was 1,085. The community includes Rhos-y-garth. Name In Welsh placenames, many smaller communities are named for their parish ('' llan''), having grown up around the local church. This town's name honours its patron saint, although it is disputed whether that is the church's presumed founder Ilar ( Welsh for " Hilary"), listed as a member of Cadfan's mission and a martyr but now almost totally forgotten, or the more famous Hilary who was bishop of Poitiers in France and is still celebrated by the Anglican and Catholic churches in Wales.Baring-Gould, Sabine & al''The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and Such Irish Saints as Have Dedications in Britain'', Vol. III, pp. 299 f Chas. Clark (London), 1908. Hosted at Archive.org. Accessed 25 Nov 2014. (The confusion is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llangrannog
Llangrannog (sometimes spelt as Llangranog) is both a village and a community in Ceredigion, Wales, southwest of New Quay. It lies in the narrow valley of the River Hawen, which falls as a waterfall near the middle of the village. Llangrannog is on the Wales Coast Path. Demographics Population According to the 2011 census, Llangrannog's population was 775. This was a 2.6% decrease since the 796 people noted in 2001. It is estimated that Llangrannog's population decreased further to 759 in 2019. Welsh language The 2011 census showed 46.5% of the town's population could speak Welsh, a fall from 51.8% in 2001. Geography The large rock between Llangrannog and Cilborth Beaches is Carreg Bica, a stack of Ordovician rock weathered by the sea, one of many along the coastline. A large piece of Carreg Bica fell away some years ago. Llangrannog's beach has received Blue Flag beach status. An RNLI lifeguard service is provided. Two streams flow down the beach to the sea - the Haw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llangeitho
Llangeitho is a village and community on the upper River Aeron in Ceredigion, Wales, about four miles (6 km) west of Tregaron and north of Lampeter. Its population of 874 in 2001 fell to 819 at the 2011 census. Nonconformism The village is linked with Daniel Rowland, born here in 1713, and the Welsh Methodist revival in the 18th century. Rowland served as curate at Llangeitho and Nantcwnlle. The village chapel, built in 1760, became famous throughout Wales as a Calvinistic Methodist centre. Thousands visited it to hear the preaching. Rowland was buried in the village and there remains a memorial column to him. Larger replacement chapels were built in 1764 and 1814. Llangeitho saw several further periods of religious revival in that century, the strongest in 1762, when rejoicing, dancing and jumping for joy earned the Welsh Methodists the nickname "Jumpers". William Williams Pantycelyn wrote in defence of the celebrations. Language Like much of Ceredigion, Llangeitho was a st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llangoedmor
Llangoedmor is a village 2 miles east of Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales. It is also the name of a community Council which encompasses Llechryd, Pant-gwyn, Ceredigion, and Neuadd Wilym. Llangoedmor ( cy, the church the great wood), is derived from the groves of Welsh Oak and other trees which existed there. The remnants of the woodland still exist and are now a site of Special Scientific Interest, this wood is known locally as Cwm Du. In the Dark Ages it was the home of St Cynllo, whose knee imprints are said to exist in a rock, near the farm named Felin Gynllo. His feast day is 17 July. A sparsely populated area, it is mainly made up of farmsteads, the occasional mansion, such as Coedmore and Plas Llangoedmor, and detached houses. The Croes-y-Llan area has seen the most recent building activity in the last two decades, and has seen an increase in the population of this village, especially by those from cities who have moved from urban conurbations. Llangoedmor was the site o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanfihangel Y Creuddyn
Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn () is an ancient parish in the upper division of the hundred of Ilar, Ceredigion, West Wales, 7 miles south east from Aberystwyth, on the road to Rhayader, comprising the chapelry of Eglwys Newydd, or Llanfihangel y Creuddyn Uchaf, and the township of Llanfihangel y Creuddyn Isaf. It was also known as Lower Llanfihangel y Creuddyn, Lower Llanfihangel y Croyddin and Lower Llanfihangel y Croyddyn. This parish is situated on the rivers Ystwyth, Mynach and Rheidol and intersected by various other streams. An ancient parish was a village or group of villages or hamlets and the adjacent lands. Originally they held ecclesiastical functions, but from the sixteenth century onwards they also acquired civil roles. The parish may have been established as an ecclesiastical parish. Originally a medieval administrative unit, after 1597 ecclesiastical units acquired civil functions with the Elizabethan Poor Laws, which made the parishes responsible for welfare. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanfarian
Llanfarian is a village, electoral ward and community in the district county of Ceredigion, Mid-Wales, south of the administrative centre Aberystwyth. Llanfarian village lies above the banks of the river Ystwyth in the Ystwyth Valley. The community – which includes the villages of Rhydyfelin and Glanyrafon, and the hamlets of Chancery and Moriah – had a population of 1,541 at the 2011 census. Amenities Llanfarian is at the western edge of the Ystwyth Trail. Llanfarian has one primary school, Ysgol Llanfarian. A school at Chancery is referred to in a World War II children's evacuation account. Historical notes The now disused and dismantled Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line stopped here at Llanrhystud Road station. Government Llanfarian had a representative on Cardiganshire County Council Cardiganshire County Council was the local government authority for the county of Cardiganshire, Wales, between 1889 and 1974. It was superseded by Dyfed County Council. Overview The adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanfair Clydogau
Llanfair Clydogau is a small village and Community (Wales), community encompassing , located about north-east of Lampeter on the B4343 road, in Ceredigion, Wales. It has a population of 634 as of the 2011 UK census, 87.5% of whom are Welsh language, Welsh-speaking,The Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales. p. 487 yet only 46% were born in Wales?. Formerly located within the Hundred (county subdivision), hundred of Moyddyn.GENUKI: Llanfair Clydogau The community is located at the southernmost area of Ceredigion's former lead and silver mines, which until the 1760s were highly productive. Clydogau refers to the River Clydogau or Clywedogau as it was originally spelt. The meaning of "clywedog" is audible, or noisy. The basins of Clywedog-isaf, Clywedog-ganol and Clywedog-uchaf are nearby. The community includes the hamlet of All Saints' Church, Cellan, Cellan. There are two churches still in regular use, Saint Mary's Parish Church and the Union of Welsh Independents, Welsh Independe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llandysul South
Llandysul is a small town and community in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. As a community it consists of the townships of Capel Dewi, Horeb, Pontsian, Pren-gwyn, Tregroes, Rhydowen and the village of Llandysul itself. Llandysul lies in south Ceredigion in the valley of the River Teifi and is visited for its fishing and canoeing. The community had a population of 2732, as of 2011. The village itself has a population of 1484. Llandysul is also known as the home of Gwasg Gomer, one of the most prominent publishers of Welsh-interest and Welsh language books in Wales. The town is twinned with Plogonnec (''Plogoneg'') in Brittany, France. Etymology The name of the town in Welsh is a combination of ' "church" and the mutated saint's name ' to mean "the church of St Tysul". History Pencoedfoel is an Iron Age hillfort one mile northeast of Llandysul. An oval banked and ditched enclosure with double ramparts, about 160m by 128m, is defined by degraded banks and scarps on the summ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
