Penrhyn-coch is a small

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village, in the community of Trefeurig,

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, located between the Afon Stewi and Nant Seilo rivers, close to where they merge into the Afon Clarach. The village is approximately north-east of

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. The village has expanded since the 1970s with several housing estates being built. There are around 480 houses and an estimated

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of 1,037 (2005). Most of the working population is employed in Aberystwyth or at the nearby Aberystwyth University, Institute of Biological and Environmental Research.

Facilities

Penrhyn-coch has a range of facilities including a school,

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, petrol station, social club,

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s, children's playground, two places of worship St. John's

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and Horeb Nonconformist

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, three halls and a nursery. Just outside the village is a

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(formerly Forestry Commission) site named Gogerddan Allt Ddel, with

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and

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facilities. Penrhyncoch F.C. of the

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league play at ''Cae Baker'' in the centre of the village.

History

The village of Penrhyn-coch is a recent development; in the 18th century there was no village, the land formed part of the Gogerddan Estate owned by the Pryse family. The village started to develop at the end of the 18th century, but major growth did not occur until after the break-up of the Gogerddan Estate in the 1940s. A memorial to the fallen of both

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s who came from the village and surrounding area can be found outside the post office. The large block of

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used for the memorial, according to a thesis published in 1939,''The Modern Antiquarian'' , Penrhyn-Coch War Memorial (Banc Troed Rhiw Seiri Stone) (Standing Stone / Menhir)
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Notable residents

Penrhyn-coch was the birthplace of the great 14th-century

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and home for a period in the 1750s to

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and scholar

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. Revered national librarian David Jenkins lived there since childhood. It is the chosen home of

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Niall Griffiths.

References

External links

Penrhyn-coch Community SchoolPenrhyncoch Football Club

BBC - Mid Wales History - Penrhyncoch Village Hallwww.geograph.co.uk : photographs of Penrhyn-coch and surrounding area
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