Bow Street, Ceredigion
Bow Street | |
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Bow Street, looking south towards Aberystwyth with the houses of Nantyfallen on the left | |
Location within Ceredigion | |
Population | 1,901 [1] |
Language | British English Welsh (68.8% of population)[2] |
OS grid reference | SN6284 |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BOW STREET |
Postcode district | SY24 |
Dialling code | 01970 |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Bow Street is a large village in the Tirymynach district of Ceredigion, Wales, approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-east of Aberystwyth. As well as Bow Street itself, it is now often considered to include the neighbouring smaller village of Pen-y-garn and the hamlet of Rhydypennau. All three places stretch in a long narrow strip along the main Aberystwyth to Machynlleth road, the A487.
Bow Street is also a post town, and as well as covering the villages of Bow Street and Pen-y-garn and the hamlet of Rhydypennau, it also includes the nearby village of Llandre and the hamlets of Taigwynion and Dole, together with the surrounding farms.
The population of the Community, Tirymynach in 2011 was 1,901.
History
Toponymy
The earliest attestation of the name 'Bow Street' yet found is in the parish registers of Llanbadarn Fawr, where there is a baptism entry dated 9 February 1777 for a "Wm son of Jenkin & Ann Thomas, Bow Street".[3]
It would appear that the name is derived from the
In his seminal work on Cardiganshire
Transport
A road leads down to
Tornado
In the early hours of 28 November 2006, the village was struck by a
Notable residents
- Tom Macdonald (1900–1980), journalist and novelist
- J. T. Rees (1857–1949), musician and composer
References
- ^ Total population of Tirymynach ("Census, 2001".)
- ^ Population of Tirymynach with some knowledge of Welsh ("Census, 2001".)
- ^ Jenkins, Gwyn & Roberts, Alwyn, 'Nodiadau pellach ar yr enw Bow Street', Y Tincer, Rhif 5, Ionawr 1978, p. 2.
- ^ Owen, Hywel Wyn & Morgan, Richard, 'Bow Street', Dictionary of the Place-Names of Wales (Llandysul, 2007), pp. 42-43
- ^ Jones, Eddie, 'Adnabod Ardal 26: Cock and Hen Street a Thread Needle Street', Y Tincer, rhif 134, Rhagfyr 1990, p. 17.
- ^ Williams J. G., 'Bow Street (Mar. 26, 1873)', April 2, 1873 - Notes, Bye-Gones, Relating to Wales and the Border Counties, 1871-3, p. 155; Brierley, Geo. H., 'Chancery and Bow Street Cardiganshire', Notes and Queries, The Red Dragon: The National Magazine of Wales, Vol. X July–December 1886, p. 80; Huws, Huw, 'Yr Enw Bow Street', Y Tincer, Rhif 2, Hydref 1977, p. 8; Jones, Eddie, 'Adnabod Ardal 26', Y Tincer, Rhif 134, Rhagfyr 1990, p. 17.
- ISBN 1-84171-665-0).
- ^ Lewis, T., [Map of Gogerddan Estate, North Cardiganshire], August 1790 (NLW Gogerddan Map 232).
- ^ Macdonald, Tom, Western Mail, 13 September 1975.
- ^ Macdonald, Tom (Translated by Morgan, Haydn), Y Tincer Tlawd (Cymdeithas Lyfrau Ceredigion, 1971), p.7.; Jones, Vernon, ‘Newid ddaeth …’, Y Tincer, Rhif 257, Mawrth 2003, p. 11.
- ^ "New station boost for passengers thanks to £16 million government investment - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Plans for Bow Street's new railway station to go on show". BBC News. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Work gets under way on new £8m railway station". 13 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Station reopening at Bow Street brings first trains for 56 years". 15 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "BBC News - Wales - Small 'tornado' batters village". 28 November 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ "BBC News - Wales - Garage papers found after tornado". 5 December 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
Bibliography
- Macdonald, Tom (1975). The White Lanes of Summer. Macmillan, London. ISBN 0-333-17975-7