Llangoedmor is a village 2 miles east of Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales. It is also the name of a community Council which encompasses

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Pant-gwyn, Ceredigion Pant-gwyn is a small village in the community of Llangoedmor, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 72.8 miles (117.1 km) from Cardiff and 193.9 miles (312.1 km) from London. Pant-gwyn is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones (Plaid Cymru) and ...

, and

Neuadd Wilym Neuadd Wilym is a small village in the community of Llangoedmor, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 74.2 miles (119.4 km) from Cardiff and 196 miles (315.4 km) from London. Neuadd Wilym is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones (Plaid Cymru ...

. Llangoedmor ( cy, the church the great wood), is derived from the

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s of

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and other trees which existed there. The remnants of the woodland still exist and are now a

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, this wood is known locally as Cwm Du. In the Dark Ages it was the home of

St Cynllo Saint Cynllo () is a British saint, who lived in the late 5th and early 6th centuries, generally described as a brother of Saint Teilo. Cynllo was known for "...the sanctity of his life and the austerity of his manners." Life Cynllo is variousl ...

, whose knee imprints are said to exist in a rock, near the farm named Felin Gynllo. His feast day is 17 July. A sparsely populated area, it is mainly made up of farmsteads, the occasional

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, such as Coedmore and Plas Llangoedmor, and detached houses. The Croes-y-Llan area has seen the most recent building activity in the last two decades, and has seen an increase in the population of this village, especially by those from cities who have moved from urban

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s. Llangoedmor was the site of a 12th-century battle. Samuel Lewis's '' A Topographical Dictionary of Wales'' (1833) states: :"Soon after the death of Henry I, a memorable battle was fought near Crûg Mawr, a

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in this parish, between the Welsh, commanded by

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and the English, in which the latter sustained a signal defeat." These days, Llangoedmor is a popular spot for tourists, partly because of its proximity to the Preseli Hills and Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The parish church of St Cynllo is a grade II* listed building.

References

External links

Historical information and sources on GENUKIPhotographs of Llangoedmor and surrounding area on Geograph
* Villages in Ceredigion {{Ceredigion-geo-stub