Eglwyswrw

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Eglwyswrw is a village and parish in the Hundred of Cemais, Pembrokeshire, Wales.

[edit] Description

Eglwyswrw[1] was a civil parish, area 1498 Ha and had population as follows[2]:

Date 1801 1831 1861 1891 1921 1951 1981
Population 434 563 490 419 335 366 369


The parish church of St Cristiolus is situated in the centre of the village. The name means "church of St Eirw"[3], and there once existed a chantry attached to the churchyard, in which this minor female saint was allegedly interred.

On the west side of the village is a small Norman motte. The village was important[4] in earlier times, having several fairs, including the famous Meigan Fair. The district court met there - a function that is remembered in the name of the Serjeants Inn.


The parish is in the heart of the staunchly Welsh-speaking area of north Pembrokeshire and remains a bastion of the language.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/Eglwyswrw/
  2. ^ OPCS Reports
  3. ^ Charles, B. G, The Placenames of Pembrokeshire, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 978-0-907158-58-5, Vol I, p 42
  4. ^ Lewis, E.T. North of the hills; a history of the parishes of Eglwyswen, Eglwyswrw, Llanfair Nantgwyn, Meline, Nevern, 1973, ISBN 978-0-902126-03-9

Coordinates: 52°0′48″N, 4°42′32″W

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