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Tegryn is a hilltop linear village in north Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the
community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, ...
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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 ...
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Clydau Clydau (sometimes Clydaï or Clydey) is a community and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Name The meaning of the Welsh placename is uncertain, although the church is now dedicated to St. Clydaï, an alleged daughter of Brychan. History During the ...
and is the largest settlement in the community. It is at the eastern end of the Preseli Mountains, north of
Llanfyrnach Llanfyrnach () is a village and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The village is in the electoral ward and community of Crymych. The village of Crymych and the hamlets of Hermon, Glandwr and the eastern part of Pentre Galar are in Llanfyrnach par ...
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Description

Tegryn is a village in the north Pembrokeshire community of Clydau and is home to the Clydau Community Centre (Canolfan Clydau), a charity. It was opened in November 2014 and cost £600,000. The village has a pub, the ''Butchers Arms'', a post office (established in 1948), a garage and a primary school.


Education

In 1860 a schoolroom was built near the chapel. The present school in Tegryn is Ysgol Clydau Primary School. A 2008-9 Estyn report described the school as having a strong Welsh ethos; there were 63 pupils between 4 and 11 years old, and a third of pupils used Welsh as a main language at home. In 2014 there were 53 children at the school.


Worship

A Welsh Independent chapel was established at Llwyn-yr-hwrdd to the south of the village in 1805. It was rebuilt in 1817 and 1846, and in 1873 it had a membership of 335.(translation)


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Clydau parish map on GENUKITegryn School
{{authority control Villages in Pembrokeshire