Now completely
Derelict, just a few gravestones remain.
Ordnance Survey Map Reference : SN279349
Parish Registers : Pembrokeshire Record Office
Baptisms 1800 - 1978
Marriages 1754 - 1837
Burials 1800 - 1812
Bishops Transcripts : National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
1676, 1678-81, 1683, 1685-90, 1702-03, 1705-06, 1799-1807, 1809-57,
1861, 1864-65, 1868-70, 1872-74. IGI chr 1799-1874 |
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Cilrhedyn Church 1863
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Remains of Cilrhedyn Church
Cilrhedyn is a hamlet and parish in the counties of Carmarthenshire
and Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated in the hill country to the
south of the Teifi valley. The Afon Cych divides it into two unequal
parts: West Cilrhedyn, Pembrokeshire and East Cilrhedyn,
Carmarthenshire. The parish church is in West Cilrhedyn.
The placename is Welsh, meaning "bracken nook"[1]. The area remains
a bastion of the Welsh language.
The parish of West Cilrhedyn (Pembrokeshire) is now part of the
community of Clydau. It had an area of 887 Ha, and consisted
entirely of scattered farms. Its census populations were: 215
(1801): 257 (1851): 190 (1901): 127 (1951): 105 (1981). The
percentage Welsh speakers was 100 (1891); 97 (1931); 94 (1971).
The parish of East Cilrhedyn (Carmarthenshire) was merged with the
parish of Cenarth in 1934, and it is now part of the community of
Cenarth. It had an area of 2238 Ha, and included the villages of
Capel Iwan 51°59′55″N 4°29′32″W / 51.99861°N 4.49222°W /
51.99861; -4.49222 and Cwmorgan 51°59′12″N 4°29′8″W / 51.98667°N
4.48556°W / 51.98667; -4.48556. Its census populations were: 517
(1801): 806 (1851): 691 (1901): 570 (1931). The percentage Welsh
speakers was 100 (1891); 99 (1931).
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