Missing image removed Image Eglguideusingwys S. Ilar, Llanilar by OLU.jpg thumb Eglwys S. Ilar, LlanilarLlanilar is a village in Ceredigion , Wales , about 4 kilometres southeast of Aberystwyth . History & Amenities The village was built along the southern side of the River Ystwyth and contains a parish church , Nonconformist chapel , post office , primary school , GP Surgery and garage. The church is dedicated to St Hilary. There is a large square tower, a chancel, nave and porch. In the porch is a hollowed stone for holding holy water, and above the door an ancient beam with carved heads and animals, inscribed with the words J.S. W.W.A. Church Wardens, 1683. ref Meyrick, Samuel Rush. 1907 The History of Cardiganshire . Stephen Collard. pg. 284. ref There is also a Roman Empire Roman site just on the east border of the village. Its name in Welsh language Welsh meaning Church of Hilary refers to Saint Hilary of Poitiers . Notable people Dai Jones the Welsh broadcaster lives and farms in Llanilar References Reflist External links http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 3090549 www.geograph.co.uk photos of Llanilar and surrounding area http www.wales.nhs.uk llanilarhealthcentre Llanilar Health Centre Category Villages in Ceredigion Ceredigion Ceredigion geo stub coord 52 21 N 4 01 W region GB type city display title cy Llanilar ... more details
Bronant is a hamlet place hamlet in the county of Ceredigion , mid Wales . It lies on the A485 road which runs north from Tregaron to Llanilar and falls within the Community Wales community of Lledrod . The Cors Caron national nature reserve lies 3 miles to the southeast. Also of note is the Roman road of Sarn Helen which passes to the east of the hamlet. ref Ordnance Survey 1 25,000 scale Explorer map sheet 199 Lampeter ref It is known to geologists as it gives its name to the Bronnant Fault . References reflist coord 52.285 3.994 type city 100 region GB display title Category Hamlets in Wales ... more details
Infobox road country GBR type A route 485 header type minor length mi direction a North terminus a Tanerdy direction b South terminus b Llanfarian junction ukroadsmall svg 40 br ukroadsmall 484 br ukroadsmall 482 br ukroadsmall 475 br ukroadsmall 487 destinations Carmarthen br Aberystwyth The A485 is and A roads in Great Britain A road linking Tanerdy near Carmarthen to Llanfarian near Aberystwyth in Wales . Settlements along the route include Tanerdy Peniel, Carmarthenshire Peniel Rhydargaeau Pontarsais Alltwalis Gwyddgrug New Inn Gwndwn Llanllwni Abergiar Llanbydder Pencarreg Lampeter Llangybi Tregaron Bronant Ffoshelyg Lledrod Llanilar Llanfarian Source http maps.google.co.uk Google Maps UK GB A road zone 4 Transport in Carmarthenshire coord 52.13035 N 4.07378 W type landmark region GB dim 30000 display title DEFAULTSORT 4 0485 Category Roads in Wales Category Transport in Carmarthenshire Category Transport in Ceredigion cy A485 ... more details
in December 1964 when a section of the line one mile east of Llanilar was damaged by floods from the adjacent ... in private ownership. On the Ystwyth Trail eastward from Llanilar to Trawsgoed, the flooding damage ... a section of route from Llanilar to Llanfarian . Some items of standard gauge rolling stock were moved into Llanilar station yard at the time including an LNER compartment coach plus some 4 wheel tank ... have been farmed over. Other surviving remains include, from north to south Llanrhystyd Road TBA Llanilar ... Llanrhystyd Road railway station Llanrhystyd Road Llanilar railway station Llanilar Trawsgoed railway ... more details
Infobox UK disused station name Caradog Falls Halt image caption locale Tynygraig borough Ceredigion original Great Western Railway platforms ? latitude longitude gridref years 5 September 1932 sfn Butt 1995 p 53 events Opened years1 14 December 1964 sfn Butt 1995 p 53 events1 Closed Caradog Falls Halt railway station was one of five new halts on the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line originally called the Manchester and Milford Railway before being transferred to the Great Western Railway GWR , which were constructed during the 1930s. The halt opened in September 1932 to serve the nearby hamlet of Tynygraig, where a short tunnel ran underneath the road. Also intended for the convenience of any visitors to the waterfalls. The station closed in December 1964 when services were truncated at Strata Florida, following flood damage to the line at Llanilar . Formal closure was confirmed two months later. References reflist Sources Butt Stations Further reading Holden, J.S. 1979, revised 2nd edition 2007 The Manchester & Milford Railway , Oakwood Press, ISBN 978 0 85361 658 0 coord 52.30815 3.92113 type landmark region GB source npemap.org.uk enwiki display title DEFAULTSORT Caradog Falls Halt Railway Station Category Disused railway stations in Ceredigion Category Former Great Western Railway stations Category Beeching closures in Wales Category Railway stations opened in 1932 Category Railway stations closed in 1964 ... more details
Geological Survey, 1 50,000 geological map sheets 178 Llanilar & 179 Rhayader England and Wales ref ... by mining these areas over centuries. ref Davies, J.R et al 1997 Geology of the country around Llanilar ... more details
The River Ystwyth IPAc en icon s t w lang cy Afon Ystwyth is a river in the county of Ceredigion , Wales . Its source is a number of streams that include the Afon Diliw, located on the border of Ceredigion and Powys in the Cambrian Mountains . Image Ystwyth.jpg thumb 250px right River Ystwyth at Trawsgoed The river flows generally westwards before draining into Cardigan Bay at Aberystwyth where it shares the harbour with the River Rheidol . ref Afon Ystwyth The Story of a River ref The Ystwyth valley is now sparsely populated with only a few towns and villages such as Ysbyty Ystwyth , Cwmystwyth Cwm Ystwyth , Pont rhyd y groes , Llanilar and Llanfarian . In previous centuries, however, the Ystwyth valley was relatively densely populated due to its mineral wealth. Silver , lead and zinc have been mined in the valley since Roman Britain Roman times, an activity that reached its peak in the 18th century. The largest of the very many mines was Cwm Ystwyth Lead Mine Cwm Ystwyth Mine . It is reputed that the average age at death of the miners in Cwm Ystwyth was 32, largely because of acute lead poisoning . There is no active metal mining in the Ystwyth valley today. The River still carries elevated levels of lead, zinc and silver in its water, mostly due to seepage from abandoned mine tailings and discharges from mine adit s. Away from the abandoned mine workings, the river valley is one of the most beautiful in Wales with steep wooded banks carrying crystal clear water. It is especially beautiful in autumn. That season tends to bring large numbers of visitors to parts of the upper valley. Footnotes reflist References Green, John 2006 , http www.arterypublications.co.uk books afon ystwyth.htm Afon Ystwyth The Story of a River , Artery Publications 2006. ISBN 0 9513909 7 X External links Commons category inline Afon Ystwyth Ceredigion geo stub Ceredigion coord 52 19 50 N 3 53 47 W source cawiki region GB scale 200000 display title DEFAULTSORT Ystwyth Category Abery ... more details
Other people2 David Jones disambiguation Other people2 Davy Jones disambiguation for the rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1900s for Wales RU , Glamorgan County, Treherbert, Aberdare, Treherbert, Great Britain RL , Wales, and Merthyr Tydfil David Jones rugby for the rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1920s for Wales RU , Newport, and Wigan RL David Jones rugby born circa 1901 Dai Jones MBE born 1943 is a Welsh people Welsh television presenter and radio presenter broadcaster . He also farm s at Llanilar near Aberystwyth in Ceredigion . He is regularly satirised on the Welsh cartoon series Cnex . He became the President of the Welsh Black Cattle Society in its centenary year 2004 2005. Dai Jones is now most well known for presenting Cefn Gwlad . He has hosted this show for twenty five years and 450 programmes. ref name S4C Press cite web title Press Release on Dai Jones work S4C Press Department url http www.s4c.co.uk sched e press level2.shtml?id 115 accessdate 1 December 2008 ref Dai was already well known on TV as the presenter of family quiz show Si n a Si n when producer director, the late Geraint Rees asked him to take the reins on Cefn Gwlad. ref name S4C Press He also hosts a weekly requests programme on BBC Radio Cymru . Dai Jones is also an accomplished tenor, winning the blue riband prize at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 1970. He also released recordings with the Welsh recording label Cambrian. He published his autobiography in 1997, entitled Fi Dai Sy Ma . ref http www.gwales.com goto biblio cy 9780860741428 www.gwales.com 9780860741428, Cyfres y Cewri 17. Fi Dai Sy Ma Bot generated title ref Awards Jones won a BAFTA Cymru in 2004 for his contributions to Welsh television broadcasting. Later that year, Jones also won the Sir Bryner Jones Award for his contribution to rural affairs. In the 1999 New Year Honours , he was awarded the MBE for services to Entertainment in Wales . ref cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi special ... more details
Evan Lewis 16 November 1818 in Wales 1818 &ndash 24 November 1904 in Wales 1904 was a Wales Welsh clergyman who was Dean religion Dean of Bangor Cathedral from 1884 until his death. Life Lewis was born in Llanilar , Ceredigion and named after his father who had died before Lewis was born. Lewis was educated at the grammar schools in Ystrad Meurig and Aberystwyth , as well as at a school in Twickenham run by his father s brother. He then followed his brother David Lewis priest David Lewis to Jesus College, Oxford , matriculation matriculating on 7 April 1838. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts B.A degree in 1841 and his Master of Arts Oxbridge and Dublin M.A. in 1863. Whilst at college, he rowed at Boat positions sport rowing stroke in the Jesus College Boat Club Oxford college boat when it was Head of the River . ref name Oxford cite web url http www.oxforddnb.com view article 34513 title Lewis, Evan 1818 1901 last Thomas first D. L. work Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online edition, subscription access publisher Oxford University Press accessdate 2008 04 26 ref He was ordained deacon and priest in 1842 by the Bishop of Bangor , Christopher Bethell . He held a succession of church positions. He was curate of various churches on Anglesey &ndash Llanddeusant, Anglesey Llanddeusant 1842&ndash 43 , Llanfaes with Penmon, Anglesey Penmon 1843&ndash 45 , Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog 1845&ndash 46 &ndash before becoming curate of Llanllechid in Caernarfonshire in 1847. He left this position in 1859 to become vicar of Aberdare in Glamorgan , returning to North Wales in 1866 as rector of Dolgellau , Merionethshire , remaining until 1884. During this time, he was also rural dean of Ystumanner 1866&ndash 84 , chancellor of Bangor Cathedral 1872&ndash 76 and canon priest canon residentiary 1877&ndash 84 . In 1884, he was appointed as Dean of the cathedral, and held this position until his death, in the Deanery, on 24 November 1904. He was buried in the churchyard at Llandegai ... more details
Maelor Gawr is a Giant mythology giant of Welsh mythology Welsh folklore , who lived in Castell Maelor near Aberystwyth before the coming of Brutus of Troy Brutus to this Prydain island . The tale of Maelor and his three sons, Cornippyn, Crygyn and Bwba, is recorded in the late sixteenth century Welsh text Olion Cewri Cymru... The Giants of Wales and their dwellings by Sion Dafydd Rhys with the antiquarian spelling Maylor Gawr . ref name Giants of Wales http www.maryjones.us ctexts giants wales.html The Giants of Wales and their dwellings ref ref Sion Dafydd Rhys, Olion Cewri in T.H. Parry Williams ed. , Rhyddiaith Gymraeg Y Gyfrol Gyntaf. Detholion o lawysgrifau 1488 1609 University of Wales Press, Cardiff, 1954 , p. 130 33. ref It came to pass that Maelor was captured in the cwmwd of Cyfeilog , about twelve miles from his own castle and was sentenced to death. His enemies allowed him his final request to blow on his horn three times before his death. The first time he blew, his hair and beard fell out, and on the second blast of his horn, so great was the strength and force of the sounding that all his finger and toe nails fell off completely. On the third blast of his horn the intensity of the force of the sound caused the horn to be broken into small pieces. ref name Giants of Wales Cornippin, who was hunting with his horse and his hound, heard the sound of his father s horn and lamented over his suffering. He made to rescue his father and in riding with such haste and swiftness, he tore the head of his hound off its body. He spurred his horse onwards, leaped in one great bound over the Ystwyth river and attacked his father s captors. In the ensuing battle, Cornippin was slain. ref name Giants of Wales The other sons, Crygyn and Bwba, lived in Llanilar and Llanbadarn Fawr, Ceredigion Llanbadarn Fawr respectively, and murdered any man who approached their stronghold. They were both killed themselves through cunning, by an unnamed warrior in the same night. ref na ... more details
Infobox UK place static image File Llangwyryfon road sign.JPG thumb Llangwyryfon road sign static image caption country Wales welsh name constituency welsh assembly official name Llangwyryfon latitude 52.316 longitude 4.057 unitary wales Ceredigion lieutenancy wales Dyfed constituency westminster Ceredigion UK Parliament constituency Ceredigion post town ABERYSTWYTH postcode district SY23 4 postcode area SY dial code 01974 map type os grid reference SN599707 cardiff distance 93 mi population 625 population ref ref http www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk dissemination viewFullDataset.do jsessionid rrkwTqlQkk3HGHhXgyjX2vSYxycjhym57JDGFqXyqHCbg7hnFQ6b 1230415597 1315595584858?instanceSelection 03070&productId 779& ph 60 61&datasetInstanceId 3070&startColumn 1&numberOfColumns 4&containerAreaId 790566&nsjs true&nsck true&nssvg false&nswid 1440 Office for National Statistics Census 2001 Parish Headcounts Ceredigion ref Llangwyryfon is a village in the county of Ceredigion , Wales . It lies on the B4576 about 8 miles to the south and east of Aberystwyth . The village lies in the valley of the Afon Wyre River Wyre and contains the roadbridge where the B4576 crosses the Wyre downstream of which lies the confluence of the rivers Beidiog and the Wyre. The name Llangwyryfon derives from the tale of Saint Ursula to whom the village church is dedicated. Llan placename element Llan is Welsh for church and the gwyryddon are the 11,000 virgins who Ursula was martyred along with. Llangwyryfon has boundaries with Llanrhystud , Llanilar , Dyffryn Arth, Llangeitho and Lledrod . ref http map.ceredigion.gov.uk connect ?mapcfg COMMUNITY AND LIVING Cerdigion County Council Interactive Map of community Boundaries ref History There is an Iron Age site in the village at Caer Argoed. ref http www.coflein.gov.uk en site 302037 details CAER ARGOED HILLFORT ref In 1942 ? an early medieval, 5th 6th century carved stone was found in a field in the village by a farmer ploughing the field. Amenities ... more details
Year in Wales header 1948 This article is about the particular significance of the year 1948 to Wales and Welsh people its people . Incumbents Prince of Wales vacant Princess of Wales vacant Archbishop of Wales David Lewis Prosser Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales William Williams Crwys Crwys Events 21 May Hugh Dalton is appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster . 24 June Thomas Williams, 1st Baron Williams Thomas Williams is created 1st Baron Williams of Ynyshir. 1 July The National Museum Wales National Museum of Wales opens the St Fagans National History Museum Welsh Folk Museum at St Fagans to the public, the first open air museum in the UK director Iorwerth Peate . October Opening of the Hoover washing machine factory at Merthyr Tydfil . Aneurin Bevan is instrumental in the passing of the Local Government Act 1948 Local Government Act and National Assistance Act 1948 National Assistance Act . Ness Edwards joins the Privy Council . Creation of the Welsh Joint Education Committee . Beginning of nylon manufacture at Pontypool . Jim Griffiths becomes Chairman of the Labour Party. The Council for Wales and Monmouthshire is established as an advisory body. A residential Welsh medium preparatory school for boys is founded at Llanilar in Ceredigion Cardiganshire . Physicist Rhisiart Morgan Davies publishes the results of his work on stress wave s. Arts and literature Kingsley Amis becomes a lecturer at the University of Wales, Swansea . Awards National Eisteddfod of Wales held in Bridgend National Eisteddfod of Wales Chair D. Emrys James National Eisteddfod of Wales Crown Euros Bowen National Eisteddfod of Wales Prose Medal Robert Ivor Parry New books Ambrose Bebb Gadael tir Sir Alfred Thomas Davies The Lloyd George I Knew Aneirin Talfan Davies Eliot, Pwshcin, Poe William Eames & Megan Ellis Melin y Dd l Griffith Wynne Griffith Ffynnon Bethlehem Robert David Griffith Hanes Canu Cynulleidfaol Cymru Isaac Daniel Hooson Y Gwin a Cherddi Eraill David James ... more details
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unreferenced date April 2009 The New Year Honours 1999 for the United Kingdom were announced on 31 December 1998 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1999. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc. and then divisions Military, Civil, etc. as appropriate. Expand list date March 2009 Life peers Onora O Neill, Baroness O Neill of Bengarve Onora Sylvia O Neill , C.B.E., Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge . Peter Imbert, Baron Imbert Sir Peter Michael Imbert , Q.P.M., Justice of the peace J.P. , Lord Lieutenant of Greater London Narendra Babubhai Patel Sir Naren Patel , consultant obstetrician at Ninewells Hospital , Dundee lately president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and past chairman of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges . Alexander Trotman, Baron Trotman Sir Alexander Trotman , lately chairman and chief executive officer of Ford Motor Company . Sir David Williamson, Baron Williamson of Horton David Francis Williamson , G.C.M.G., C.B., formerly Secretary General of the European Commission . Privy Counsellors Adam Ingram Labour politician Adam Paterson Ingram , Justice of the peace J.P. , MP for East Kilbride and Minister of State for the Northern Ireland Office . Menzies Campbell Walter Menzies Campbell , C.B.E., Q.C., MP for Fife North East Scottish Parliament constituency Fife North East . Paul Murphy UK politician Paul Peter Murphy , MP for Torfaen and Minister of State for the Northern Ireland Office . Companions of Honour John Major , MP for Huntingdon . For services to Peace in Northern Ireland . Bridget Riley Bridget Louise Riley , C.B.E., artist. For services to Art. Knights Bachelor Maurice Victor Blank , deputy chairman of Great Universal Stores and chairman of Mirror Group . John Chisholm executive John Alexander Raymond Chisholm , chief executive of the Defence Evaluation and Research Ag ... more details
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