Tegryn

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Tegryn
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Tegryn village centre and Butchers Arms (right)
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Tegryn
Location within Pembrokeshire
OS grid reference SN229331
Community
  • Clydau
Principal area
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Llanfyrnach
Postcode district SA35
Dialling code 01239
Police Dyfed-Powys
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
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  • Preseli Pembrokeshire
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  • Preseli Pembrokeshire
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UK
Wales
Pembrokeshire
51°58′N4°35′W / 51.97°N 4.58°W / 51.97; -4.58

Tegryn is a hilltop linear village in north Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the community and parish of Clydau and is the largest settlement in the community.

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It is at the eastern end of the Preseli Mountains, 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Llanfyrnach, with much of the village around 250 metres (820 ft) above sea level. [1]

Description

Tegryn is a village in the north Pembrokeshire community of Clydau and is home to the Clydau Community Centre (Canolfan Clydau), a charity. [2] It was opened in November 2014 and cost £600,000. [3]

The village has a pub, the Butchers Arms, a post office (established in 1948 [4] ), a garage and a primary school. [5]

Education

In 1860 a schoolroom was built near the chapel. [6] The present school in Tegryn is Ysgol Clydau Primary School. [7] A 2008-9 Estyn report described the school as having a strong Welsh ethos; there were 63 pupils between 4 and 11 years old, and a third of pupils used Welsh as a main language at home. [8]

In 2014 there were 53 children at the school. [9]

Worship

Llwynyrhwrdd Chapel; there were separate doors for men and women Double doors at Llwynyrhwrdd chapel - geograph.org.uk - 516271.jpg
Llwynyrhwrdd Chapel; there were separate doors for men and women

A Welsh Independent chapel was established at Llwyn-yr-hwrdd to the south of the village in 1805. [10] It was rebuilt in 1817 and 1846, and in 1873 it had a membership of 335. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Ordnance Survey
  2. ↑ "Canolfan Clydau" . Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Community centre officially opened by MEP". Western Telegraph. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Pontyberem postmistress and community cornerstone retires". Llanelli Star. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Tegryn Primary School" . Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  6. 1 2 Rees, T and Thomas, J. (1871). History of the Welsh Independent Churches . Retrieved 6 May 2015.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)(translation)
  7. ↑ "Ysgol Clydau (Clydau School)" . Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Estyn: Ysgol Clydau" . Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Pembrokeshire County Council: Ysgol Clydau" . Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "GENUKI: Clydey" . Retrieved 6 May 2015.
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