Erwood
52°04′42″N 3°19′10″W / 52.0784°N 3.3195°W
Erwood (
Erwood is overlooked from across the Wye by the ancient
At the southern end of the community, on the Nant Scithwen, is Trericket Mill where Roderick Murchison recorded in the 1830s that he had identified "the first true Silurian".[5]
Village name
The name Erwood is of uncertain origin and is recorded in numerous forms over the centuries. It may derive from the rare cerwyd meaning 'stag' with subsequent anglicization to '-wood'. It is known in Welsh as Erwyd which may be a cymricization of Erwood.[6]
Village life
The Erwood Community consists of the village, the two ancient parishes of Gwenddwr and Crickadarn, and the former Forestry Commission hamlet of Llaneglwys.[7] The village is the centre of a flourishing branch of the Young Farmers' Club. The village shop and post office no longer exists, and of the two pubs one, The Erwood Inn, is now a family home. The Public Toilets in the village, open 24/7, are now cleaned and maintained by the local community.
Until 1962 Erwood railway station, about 1 kilometre (0.6 miles) away, served the village. Now a renowned Centre for the Arts Erwood Station Gallery & Tea Rooms
The nearby Crickadarn was used as a location in the film An American Werewolf in London, for the portrayal of the fictional village of "East Proctor".[8]
References
- ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ "Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust - Projects - Longer - Historic Churches - Brecknockshire Churches Survey - Gwenddwr". Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ^ Roads and Trackways of Wales, 2002, Richard Moore-Colyer
- ^ Grid reference SO10754374
- ^ Duncan Hawley, Proceedings of the Geologists' Association
- ISBN 9781843239017
- ^ Brycheiniog, The Journal of the Brecknock Society. volume XLV, 2014, Forestry Commission Social Policy as illustrated by Brecon (later Brycheiniog) Forest, pp. 101-114
- ^ "An American Werewolf in London film locations". The Worldwide Guide To Movie Locations. nd. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
