Ysbyty Ifan
Ysbyty Ifan | |
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St John's Church at Ysbyty Ifan | |
Location within Conwy | |
Area | 67.99 km2 (26.25 sq mi) |
Population | 196 (in 2011)[1] |
• Density | 3/km2 (7.8/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | SH841488 |
Community |
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Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BETWS-Y-COED |
Postcode district | LL24 |
Dialling code | 01690 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
Aberconwy | |
Ysbyty Ifan (often formerly anglicised as Yspytty Ifan)
History
Ysbyty Ifan, until about 1190, was known as Dôl Gynwal (Welsh for Cynwal's Meadow). Then, it came to the attention of the
In the 15th century, the Red Bandits of Mawddwy used Ysbyty Ifan as a hideout, taking advantage of the Knights' privilege of sanctuary.[5][6]
The hospital was abolished in 1540 during the
There is a bridge over the Afon Conwy in the centre of the village
Notable associations
- The poet William Cynwal was buried in Ysbyty Ifan in about 1588. He was a disciple of Gruffudd Hiraethog and took part in the second Caerwys eisteddfod in 1568.[7]
- Tomos Prys, sailor, buccaneer and poet, was buried in Ysbyty Ifan on 23 August 1634.[8]
- Abraham Lincoln's great, great grandfather, John Morris, lived in Bryn Gwyn, a farmhouse in Ysbyty Ifan which is now derelict. His daughter emigrated to Pennsylvania in the United States with a group of Quakers in the 17th century.[9]
- Siôn Dafydd Berson (c.1675-1769), poet, clog maker and lay reader, was buried in Ysbyty Ifan cemetery in 1769. Dafydd is mainly remembered as the person who taught Twm o'r Nant to read and write.[10] The inscription on his grave, by Twm o'r Nant, says "Galar, i'r ddaear ddu - aeth athraw..." (Oh grief, into the black earth - goes the teacher...)
- Gwallter Mechain, the Welsh bard, was made curate of Ysbyty Ifan in 1799.[11]
- Clough Williams-Ellis designed Voelas, a small country house for Colonel John Wynne-Finch in the late 1950s. The house is a Grade II* listed building[12] and its gardens and grounds are listed, also at Grade II* on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.[13]
Today
Ysbyty Ifan has a primary school with two classrooms and a cafeteria. The village also a rugby union pitch with a children's playground.
The Ysbyty Ifan Estate is the largest single estate looked after by the
There are also a number of other places of interest near Ysbyty Ifan,[14] so the area attracts a large number of visitors including walkers,[15] especially during the summer months.
Ysbyty Ifan is part of the
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Ysbyty Ifan
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Bridge over the Conwy
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Effigies in the church of Rhys Fawr and Lowri, and their son Robert
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Bryn Gwyn
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Ysbyty Ifan watermill
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Ysbyty Ifan Primary School
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Foel-Gopyn Cottage
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Moorland of Migneint (on B4409 looking NE)
References
- ^ a b "Ysbyty Ifan - 2011 Census key statistics" (PDF). Conwy County Borough Council.
- ^ "History Points - Ysbyty Ifan war memorial". historypoints.org.
- ^ "YSPYTTY IFAN.|1861-07-06|The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales.
- ^ "House of Knights Hospitallers: Preceptory of Halston Pages 87-88 A History of the County of Shropshire: Volume 2. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1973". British History Online.
- ^ a b c "Welsh History Month: Ysbyty Ifan and the tomb of Rhys ap Maredudd". Wales Online.
- ^ a b c d "St John's Church, Ysbyty Ifan". History Points.
- ^ "CYNWAL , WILLIAM". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.
- ^ Jenkin Jones, Rees M (1885). Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 46.
- ^ "Lincoln: Conwy village Ysbyty Ifan's link to president". BBC News.
- ^ "Siôn Dafydd (c.1675-1769) - Poet, clog maker and lay reader". Snowdonia National Park Authority.
- ^ "DAVIES, WALTER". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Ysbyty Ifan". National Trust.
- ^ "Ysbyty Ifan and Cwm Eidda walk". National Trust.