Troed y Rhiw (''foot of the hill'' in
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) is a hamlet in
Ceredigion
Ceredigion ( , , ) is a county in the west of Wales, corresponding to the historic county of Cardiganshire. During the second half of the first millennium Ceredigion was a minor kingdom. It has been administered as a county since 1282. Cere ...
approximately midway between
Cribyn
Cribyn is a small village in Ceredigion, Wales, about 7 miles (11 km) north of Lampeter and with the villages of Troed y Rhiw, Mydroilyn and Dihewyd to the north.
History and amenities
Once a thriving community with two pubs, a garage and ...
and
Dihewyd
Dihewyd Primary School, on the B4342 in Dihewyd., alt=An image of Dihewyd School, showing a small building with some painted flowers on the walls and garden furniture outside
Dihewyd is a parish in the county of Ceredigion, West Wales with a popul ...
in the rolling
agricultural
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land between
Lampeter
Lampeter (; cy, Llanbedr Pont Steffan (formal); ''Llambed'' (colloquial)) is a town, community and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales, at the confluence of the Afon Dulas with the River Teifi. It is the third largest urban area in Ceredigion, ...
and
Aberaeron
Aberaeron, previously anglicised as Aberayron, is a town, community, and electoral ward between Aberystwyth and Cardigan, in Ceredigion, Wales. Ceredigion County Council offices are in Aberaeron. The name of the town is Welsh for ''mouth of the ...
. It lies between the land-holdings of Pont Marchog
farm
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and Pen Bryn farm
In the 19th century it boasted a
chapel
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, a shop and
post office
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and a
pub
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together with several cottages scattered around the road junction on which the hamlet sits. During the early 20th century the Pub disappeared and is only marked by its ruins in a small
copse
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. The shop and post-office were lost in the early 1970s which probably marked the time of least population . Subsequent to that new development behind the old shop and on the field below Pen Bryn Farm has substantially increased the size of the settlement.
The elegant early 19th century chapel remains in occasional use.
Villages in Ceredigion
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