Llanychaer (English: church on the Aer, a tributary of the River Gwaun) is a small rural village and parish in the community of Cwm Gwaun, north Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of the port of Fishguard.
| Llanychaer | |
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  Llanychaer Location within Pembrokeshire | |
| OS grid reference | SM9835 |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Fishguard |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
History
editLlanychaer was in the ancient hundred of Cemais. Early in the 19th century the population was 176 and only half the land in the parish was enclosed.[1] Later in the century, it was described as hilly, much of which was pasture, with the village consisting of a few farmhouses.[2]
Glandwr Baptist chapel in the village was built in 1894.[3] The Reverend Carl D Williams, a well-known preacher in Wales, had been the minister for 28 years (in all, a minister for 50 years) until his retirement in 2010.[4]
Features
editThere are two bridges crossing the Gwaun in the north of the parish: at Cilrhedyn and Llanychaer. A disused mill close to the latter is recorded at the end of the 19th century.[5]
Parish
editThe parish is in the Diocese of St Davids, absorbed with two other parishes into the larger Parish of Fishguard of the Church in Wales.[6] Llanychaer (as Llanachaier) appears on a 1578 parish map of Pembrokeshire.[7] It is rural, with scattered settlements.[8]
The parish church of St David dates back at least to the 12th century with evidence of earlier use as a place of worship, possibly as early as the 6th century. The present church was completely rebuilt on earlier foundations about 1876.[9]
References
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- ^ "GENUKI: Llanychaer". Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland". Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Glandwr Welsh Baptist Chapel, Llanychar;glan-dwr (11108)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Hermon Chapel, Fishguard and Glandwr Chapel, Llanychaer, minister plans to step down from the pulpit". Western Telegraph. 30 May 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "RCAHMW: Llanychaer". Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "The Parish of Fishguard". Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Penbrok comitat". British Library. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "GENUKI Parish map 28". Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "St David's Church, Llanychaer (308634)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 29 September 2021.