Bayvil
| Bayvil | |
 St Andrew's church |
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  Bayvil |
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| OS grid reference | SN1002640664 |
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| Community | Nevern |
| Principal area | Pembrokeshire |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Newport, Pembrokeshire |
| Postcode district | SA |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Preseli Pembrokeshire |
| Welsh Assembly | Preseli Pembrokeshire |
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Coordinates: 52°01′54″N 4°46′15″W / 52.031768°N 4.770814°W
Bayvil (Welsh: Y Beifil) is a hamlet and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated in the north of the county, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Newport. It is in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The parish includes most of the village of Felindre Farchog. Together with the parishes of Monington, Moylgrove and most of Nevern, it constitutes the community of Nevern.
History
The name may derive from Norman-French Beauvil, a "pleasant settlement".[1] It is in the heart of Welsh-speaking Pembrokeshire, in the Welsh cantref of Cemais.
Parish
The church of St Andrew is a grade II* listed building but is now disused and looked after by the Friends of Friendless Churches.[2]
The parish had an area of 547 Ha.
Demographics
Its census populations were: 102 (1801): 124 (1851): 67 (1901): 75 (1951): 44 (1981). The percentage of Welsh speakers was 100 (1891): 96 (1931): 70 (1971).
References
- ↑ Charles, B. G., The Placenames of Pembrokeshire, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 0-907158-58-7, p 27
- ↑ "Church of St.andrew,4583 (N.side) Bayvil/Beifil, Nevern". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 20 December 2013.