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Henllys Golf Club
Henllys could refer to a number of places in Wales. *Henllys, Carmarthenshire a hamlet on the west bank of the River Tywi in the parish of Cilycwm *Henllys, Ceredigion a township in the parish of Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn or Llandre *Henllys, Conwy a small place to the west of Llanfair Talhaiarn *Henllys, Gwynedd a hamlet near Llanbedrog *Henllys, Monmouthshire in the parish of Tregare *Henllys, Pembrokeshire in the parish of Nevern (including Castell Henllys) *Henllys, Powys a small place near the parish of Manafon to the south of Llanfair Caereinion *Henllys, Swansea a small place to the west of Llanddewi *Henllys, Torfaen formerly a village and parish historically in, which became a suburb and community of the new town of Cwmbran in the 1980s *Henllys Vale, a hamlet just to the south of Cwmbran in Torfaen *Henllys-fawr, a small place to the north of Aberffraw on the Isle of Anglesey {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevern
Nevern ( cy, Nanhyfer) is both a parish and a community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The community includes the settlements of Felindre Farchog, Monington, Moylgrove and Bayvil. The small village lies in the Nevern valley near the Preseli Hills of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park east of Newport on the B4582 road. History Neolithic The area around Nevern has been occupied since at least neolithic times (about 4,000 years ago); evidence includes barrows revealed in an aerial survey during the 2018 heatwave. Norman rule When the ruler of Deheubarth, Rhys ap Tewdwr, died in battle and his lands were forfeited to the Normans, Martin de Turribus became the Marcher Lord of Kemes, with his caput at Nevern, where he took over an existing fortification. Norman castle The early 12th century Nevern Castle stood on a spur of the hill northwest of the church. Under Martin's son, Robert fitz Martin, it was the only Norman castle to successfully resist the forces of Rhys ap Gruffydd's s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cwmbran
Cwmbran ( ; cy, Cwmbrân , also in use as an alternative spelling in English) is a town in the county borough of Torfaen in South Wales. Lying within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, Cwmbran was designated as a New Town in 1949 to provide new employment opportunities in the south eastern portion of the South Wales Coalfield. Geography Comprising the villages of Old Cwmbran, Pontnewydd, Upper Cwmbran, Henllys, Croesyceiliog, Llantarnam and Llanyrafon, its population had grown to 48,535 by 2011. This makes it the sixth largest urban area in Wales. Sitting as it does at the corner of the South Wales Coalfield, it has a hilly aspect to its western and northern edges, with the surrounding hills climbing to over . The Afon Llwyd forms the major river valley, although the most significant water course is probably the remains of the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal. To the east of Cwmbran the land is less hilly, forming part of the Usk valley. Etymology The name of the tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henllys Vale
Henllys could refer to a number of places in Wales. * Henllys, Carmarthenshire a hamlet on the west bank of the River Tywi in the parish of Cilycwm * Henllys, Ceredigion a township in the parish of Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn or Llandre * Henllys, Conwy a small place to the west of Llanfair Talhaiarn * Henllys, Gwynedd a hamlet near Llanbedrog * Henllys, Monmouthshire in the parish of Tregare * Henllys, Pembrokeshire in the parish of Nevern (including Castell Henllys) * Henllys, Powys a small place near the parish of Manafon to the south of Llanfair Caereinion * Henllys, Swansea a small place to the west of Llanddewi The Gower Peninsula ( cy, Gŵyr) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It contains over twenty villages and communities. Villages Bishopston Bishopston (, or historically ''Llanme ... * Henllys, Torfaen formerly a village and parish historically in, which became a suburb and community of the new town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henllys, Torfaen
Henllys means 'ancient court' with hen 'ancient' and llys 'court'. The name may refer to the former administrative court of the lordship of Machen Today Henllys is a residential area and Community (Wales), community on the edge of Cwmbrân in South East Wales, with a population of 2,682 as of the 2011 census. See also *Cwmbran *Torfaen County Borough Council *Grade II* listed buildings in Torfaen *List of Scheduled Monuments in Torfaen, Scheduled Monuments in Torfaen *List of Communities of Torfaen, Communities of Torfaen References {{authority control Communities in Torfaen Villages in Torfaen Suburbs of Cwmbran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanddewi
The Gower Peninsula ( cy, Gŵyr) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It contains over twenty villages and communities. Villages Bishopston Bishopston (, or historically ''Llanmerwallt'' or ''Llancyngur Trosgardi'') is an inland village, 6 miles (9.5 km) west-southwest of Swansea and near the beaches of Caswell Bay, Brandy Cove and Pwll Du. One of the larger villages in Gower, it has its own rugby club, South Gower Rugby Football Club, and its own primary and comprehensive schools. (Bishopston is part of Swansea's Bishopston ward.) Bishopston church, at the head of Bishopston Valley, is dedicated to Saint Teilo, who gives the village its Welsh name. The church contains a plain, massive font of Romanesque type, and its tower holds two 18th-century bells. In the churchyard are the remains of an old stone cross. Cheriton Cheriton, near the north coast, is a tourist destination where summer visitors stay whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanfair Caereinion
Llanfair Caereinion is a market town and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales upon the River Banwy (also known as the River Einion), around 8 miles west of Welshpool. In 2011 the ward had a population of 1,810; the town itself had a population of 1,055 according to Nomis. History Its name is a combination of Welsh ' "church" + ' "Mary" and ' "fort" + ', a personal name, meaning "the church of Mary tthe fort of Einion". The town is built upon the site of an old Roman fort. The site of the Battle of Maes Moydog (1295) is nearby. In 1758 the town was almost completely wiped out by a major fire. Geography The town is close to Welshpool and not far away are the towns of Machynlleth and Llanfyllin. The town acts as a major centre for a lot of scattered hamlets and villages around the community. The electorate of the community only places it fourteenth in the rank of the county's eighteen towns. Llanfair Caereinion is classified as an area centre in the Powys Unitary Develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cilycwm
Cilycwm ( cy, Cil-y-cwm, ) is a village and parish located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 487. Cilycwm lies on the west bank of Afon Gwenlais, a tributary of the Tywi, north of the town of Llandovery. Pont Dolauhirion, a bridge that crosses the Tywi at the south of the community was designed by William Edwards and is a copy of his famous bridge at Pontypridd. The bridge is a grade I listed structure The parish church of St Michael's is also a grade I listed building. Governance An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches south to Llansadwrn. The total population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 1518. The community is bordered by the communities of: Llanfair-ar-y-bryn; Llandovery; Llanwrda; and Cynwyl Gaeo, all being in Carmarthenshire; and by Llanddewi Brefi in Ceredigion. References External links Cil-y-cwm GENUKI GENUKI is a genealogy web portal, run as a charitable trust. It "provides ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tregare
Tregare ( cy, Tre'r-gaer) is an ancient parish on the northern border of the Raglan hundred of Monmouthshire in southeast Wales. Location Tregare is located two miles north of Raglan in deeply rural Monmouthshir History and amenities The parish church is St Mary's Church, Tregare, The Church of St Mary. It is bisected by the old coaching road from Abergavenny to Monmouth, along which Mail coaches or stagecoaches must have run and two of the original coachhouse A carriage house, also called a remise or coach house, is an outbuilding which was originally built to house horse-drawn carriages and the related tack. In Great Britain the farm building was called a cart shed. These typically were open fr ...s, now converted into residential properties, remain in the village. External linksTregare church - St. Mary's * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
