St. Dogmaels

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St Dogmaels (Welsh: Llandudoch) is a village and civil parish in Pembrokeshire, West Wales, on the estuary of the River Teifi, a mile downstream from the town of Cardigan.

The village is famous for the remains of a 12th century Tironian abbey, which was in its day one of the richer monastic institutions in the whole of Wales. It was once a marcher borough. Owen, in 1603, described it as one of five Pembrokeshire boroughs overseen by a portreeve^[1].

In 2006 the village won the Wales Calor Village of the Year competition after beating Trefriw in the final. [1]

St Dogmaels is twinned with the village of Trédarzec in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.

Contents 1 The Abbey Shakespeare Plays 2 See also 3 References 4 External Links

[edit] The Abbey Shakespeare Plays

Plays by Shakespeare are performed annually in the abbey in the summer months. Some of the actors are from the local area, others come from all over Great Britain and return regularly.

In 2007 the play was Love's Labour's Lost. Previous productions include -

• 2006 - Much Ado About Nothing
• 2005 - Romeo & Juliet
• 2004 - Pericles

[edit] See also

• St. Dogmaels Abbey
• Calor Village of the Year

[edit] References

1. ^ Owen, George, The Description of Penbrokshire by George Owen of Henllys Lord of Kemes, Henry Owen (Ed), London, 1892

[edit] External Links

• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of St. Dogmaels and surrounding area

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Coordinates: 52°04′51″N, 4°40′43″W