Llanychaer (English: church on the Aer, a tributary of the
River Gwaun
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) is a small rural village and
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...
in the
community
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of
Cwm Gwaun
Cwm Gwaun (English: ''Gwaun Valley'') is a community and valley in north Pembrokeshire, Wales. The community is centred around Pontfaen, a parish and hamlet southeast of Fishguard, and includes the ancient parish of Llanychaer. In 2011, ...
, north
Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is southeast of the port of
Fishguard
Fishguard ( cy, Abergwaun, meaning "Mouth of the River Gwaun") is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, with a population of 3,419 in 2011; the community of Fishguard and Goodwick had a population of 5,407. Modern Fishguard consists of two p ...
.
History
Llanychaer was in the ancient
hundred
100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101.
In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to des ...
of
Cemais. Early in the 19th century the population was 176 and only half the land in the parish was
enclosed
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.
Later in the century, it was described as hilly, much of which was pasture, with the village consisting of a few farmhouses.
Glandwr Baptist chapel in the village was built in 1894. The Reverend Carl D Williams, a well-known preacher in Wales, had been the minister for 28 years (in all, a minister for 50 years) until his retirement in 2010.
Features
There are two bridges crossing the Gwaun in the north of the parish: at Cilrhedyn and Llanychaer. A disused mill close to the latter is recorded at the end of the 19th century.
Parish
The parish is in the
Diocese of St Davids
The Diocese of St Davids is a diocese of the Church in Wales, a church of the Anglican Communion. The diocese covers the historic extent of Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, together with a small part of western Glamorgan. The episcop ...
, absorbed with two other parishes into the larger Parish of Fishguard of the
Church in Wales
The Church in Wales ( cy, Yr Eglwys yng Nghymru) is an Anglican church in Wales, composed of six dioceses.
The Archbishop of Wales does not have a fixed archiepiscopal see, but serves concurrently as one of the six diocesan bishops. The p ...
. Llanychaer (as ''Llanachaier'') appears on a 1578 parish map of Pembrokeshire.
It is rural, with scattered settlements.
The parish church of St David dates back at least to the 12th century with evidence of earlier use as a place of worship, possibly as early as the 6th century. The present church was completely rebuilt on earlier foundations about 1876.
References
Further reading
An old register book of Llanychaer Parish Church, Fishguard Rural Deanery, PembrokeshirePeasant crofts in North Pembrokeshire (1937 survey)
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Villages in Pembrokeshire