Derwydd is a hamlet in the south-east of
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire ( cy, Sir Gaerfyrddin; or informally ') is a county in the south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. The county is known as ...
,
Wales
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, historically situated in the parish of
Llandybie
Llandybie ( cy, Llandybïe , " Saint Tybie's church") is a community which includes a large village of the same name situated north of Ammanford in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, Llandybie village itself is ...
, north of
Ammanford
Ammanford ( cy, Rhydaman) is a town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, with a population of 5,411 at the 2011 census. It is a former coal mining town. The built-up area had a population of 7,945 with the wider urban area even bigger.
Acco ...
. It is around halfway between Ammanford (to the south) and
Llandeilo
Llandeilo () is a town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated at the crossing of the River Towy by the A483 on a 19th-century stone bridge. Its population was 1,795 at the 2011 Census. It is adjacent to the westernmost point of the B ...
, at a rural crossroads between the A483 and A476 roads.
The name of the hamlet literally means "
druid
A druid was a member of the high-ranking class in ancient Celtic cultures. Druids were religious leaders as well as legal authorities, adjudicators, lorekeepers, medical professionals and political advisors. Druids left no written accounts. Whi ...
" in
Welsh
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* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
, but is more likely to have derived 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:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Derwydd in Carmarthenshire , Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time
''"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
History of the Vaughans of Derwydd
* List of places in Carmarthenshire
''Map of places in Carmarthenshire compiled from this list'':See the list of places in Wales for places in other principal areas.
This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the principal area of Carmarthenshire, Wales.
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References
Villages in Carmarthenshire
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