Clydau

Coordinates: 51°59′24″N 4°32′56″W / 51.99°N 4.548889°W / 51.99; -4.548889
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Clydau
Clydau parish church
Clydau is located in Pembrokeshire
Clydau
Clydau
Location within Pembrokeshire
Population715 (2011)[1]
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLlanfyrnach
Postcode districtSA35 0
Dialling code01239
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
Preseli Pembrokeshire
List of places
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Wales
Pembrokeshire
51°59′24″N 4°32′56″W / 51.99°N 4.548889°W / 51.99; -4.548889

Clydau (sometimes Clydaï or Clydey) is a community and parish[2] in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

Name

The meaning of the

Welsh placename is uncertain, although the church is now dedicated to St. Clydaï, an alleged daughter of Brychan.[3]

History

During the early Middle Ages, the settlement was the site of Llangeneu ('St Ceneus'),[4] which was accounted one of the seven principal sees of Dyfed despite having no endowment of land.[5]

Cledau (as Cledye) appears on a 1578 parish map of Pembrokeshire.[6]

Aberdare Times.[8]

Settlement

The settlement consists of a small group of properties around the parish church, 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Newcastle Emlyn and 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Cardigan.

Community

Although the settlement of Clydau is tiny, the community is large, encompassing several other settlements and/or parishes including

2001) of 1,425, with 58% Welsh speakers, falling to 715 in 2011.[1]

Parish

The

Afon Cneifa, a tributary of Afon Cych, divides the parish into two ancient divisions: Uwchlawrllan to the southeast and Islawrllan
to the northwest. The population of the parish was 1,100 (1801), 1,457 (1851), 1,057 (1901), 829 (1951), 681 (2001), 715 (2011). The percentage of Welsh speakers was: 99 (1891), 97 (1931) and 91 (1971).

The 14th century Grade II-listed parish church is dedicated to Ste. Clydaï.[10] It was rebuilt in the late 19th century, but the tower and some other parts of the building are original.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Community population 2011". Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  2. ^ "GENUKI: Clydey". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  3. ISBN 0-907158-58-7
    , p 678
  4. ^ James, Heather. "The Geography of the Cult of St Davids" in St David of Wales: Cult, Church and Nation, p. 59. Boydell Press, 2007. Accessed 26 Mar 2013.
  5. ^ Wade-Evans, Arthur. Welsh Medieval Law, p. 263.
  6. ^ "Penbrok comitat". British Library. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  7. ^ Thomas, Daniel Lleufer (1897). "Saunders, Erasmus" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 50. pp. 323–324.
  8. ^ "Josiah Thomas Jones". Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  9. ^ "GENUKI: 1850 Parish map". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  10. ^ "British Listed Buildings: Church of Saint Clydai, Clydau". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  11. National Historic Assets of Wales
    . Retrieved 22 July 2019.

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