Bryneglwys
Bryneglwys is a village and community in Denbighshire, Wales. The village lies to the northeast of Corwen on a hill above a small river, the Afon Morwynion. The community covers an area of 24.48 km2 and extends to the top of Llantysilio Mountain.[1] It had a population of 369 at the time of the 2011 census, an increase from 344 during the 2001 census.[2][3] The name of the village means "church hill" and was first recorded in 1284 with the spelling "Breneglus".[4]
The village church is dedicated to Saint Tysilio.[4] There has been a church on the site since the 7th century but the current building dates from the 15th century and was restored around 1570 and again in 1875.[1][5] Yale Chapel was added to the church around 1575.[1]
The local primary school is Ysgol Dyffryn Iâl which has two sites, one in Bryneglwys and one in the nearby village of Llandegla. It is a bilingual school under the control of the Church in Wales.[6]
The 16th-century historian David Powel came from the village.[1] To the northeast of the village stands Plas yn Iâl, the ancestral home of the Yale family who included Elihu Yale, a benefactor of Yale University in the USA.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Davies, John; Nigel Jenkins, Menna Baines & Peredur I. Lynch (2008) The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales, University of Wales Press, Cardiff.
- ↑ Office for National Statistics: Bryneglwys (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics. Accessed 5 May 2013.
- ↑ Office for National Statistics: Bryneglwys (Parish), Key Figures for 2001 Census: Key Statistics. Accessed 5 May 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Owen, Hywel Wyn & Richard Morgan (2007) Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales, Gomer Press, Llandysul, Ceredigion.
- ↑ Coleg y Groes: St. Tysilio's Bryneglwys. Accessed 5 May 2013.
- ↑ Morris, Goronwy (2012) A report on Ysgol Dyffryn Iâl, Estyn. Accessed 5 May 2013.
External links
- Bryneglwys, A Vision of Britain through time.
Coordinates: 53°01′N 3°17′W / 53.017°N 3.283°W