Cilymaenllwyd

Cilymaenllwyd is a community on the extreme northwest of Carmarthenshire in West Wales. It lies about 40 km west of Carmarthen, 20 km southeast of Fishguard and 30 km northwest of Haverfordwest.

History & Amenities

Cilymaenllwyd has an area of 2628 hectares and a population of 725.^[1] The western edge of the community borders Pembrokeshire.^[2] The Pembrokeshire River Tâf forms the eastern boundary. The area is a plateau being part of the foothills of the Preseli Mountains rising to an altitude of 248 metres. But it is dissected by deep valleys of the Tâf and tributaries. The principal commerce of the parish is agriculture. On 13 May 1839, the tollgate at Efailwen, within Cilymaenllwyd, was the first turnpike to be attacked in what would later become the Rebecca Riots, an uprising by poor farmers to abolish what they believed were unfair taxations.^[3]

Historically it was part of Derllys Hundred.^[4][5] Very few maps mark the name Cilymaenllwyd but place names which do appear are:

Worship

Places of worship in the community are:

Login

The hamlet of Login lies in the valley and sits on both sides of the River Tâf. The name Login may have come from the old Welsh language word halogyn meaning a dirty pool or stream.^[7] The Whitland & Cardigan Railway came up the valley and there was a station in Login.^[8]

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