Bayvil
Encyclopedia
Bayvil is a hamlet
and parish
in Pembrokeshire
, Wales
. It is situated in the north of the county, 5 km east of Newport
. It is part of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
. The parish includes most of the village of Felindre Farchog. Together with the parishes of Monington, Moylgrove
and most of Nevern
, it constitutes the community
of Nevern.
The placename appears to derive from Norman-French
Beauvil = "pleasant settlement". In the heart of the Welsh cantref of Cemais
, it has always been Welsh-speaking.
The parish had an area of 547 Ha
. Its census populations
were: 102 (1801): 124 (1851): 67 (1901): 75 (1951): 44 (1981).
The percentage of Welsh speakers was 100 (1891): 96 (1931): 70 (1971).
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
and parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered....
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is situated in the north of the county, 5 km east of Newport
Newport, Pembrokeshire
Newport is a town in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, lying on the River Nevern in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.- History :The town was founded by the Norman William FitzMartin about 1197...
. It is part of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is a national park along the Pembrokeshire coast in West Wales.It was established as a National Park in 1952, and is the only one in the United Kingdom to have been designated primarily because of its spectacular coastline...
. The parish includes most of the village of Felindre Farchog. Together with the parishes of Monington, Moylgrove
Moylgrove
Moylgrove , also spelled Moylegrove, is a village and parish in north Pembrokeshire, Wales, about from Cardigan.-Description:The placename "Moylegrove" means "Matilda's Grove." "Matilda" may have been the wife of a Norman lord of the manor. The Welsh placename may mean "Irishman's farm" or "grove...
and most of Nevern
Nevern
Nevern is a small village or hamlet, of just a few houses in Pembrokeshire, West Wales. It lies in the valley of the River Nevern close to the Preseli Hills of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park east of Newport.-Nevern Parish Church:...
, it constitutes the community
Community (Wales)
A community is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest-tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England....
of Nevern.
The placename appears to derive from Norman-French
Normans
The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
Beauvil = "pleasant settlement". In the heart of the Welsh cantref of Cemais
Cemais (Dyfed cantref)
thumb|200px|right|Ancient Dyfed showing the cantref of Cemais and its commotesthumb|200px|right|Pembrokeshire showing the hundred of CemaisCemais was a cantref of Dyfed, and now part of Pembrokeshire, Wales...
, it has always been Welsh-speaking.
The parish had an area of 547 Ha
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
. Its census populations
Census in the United Kingdom
Coincident full censuses have taken place in the different jurisdictions of the United Kingdom every ten years since 1801, with the exceptions of 1941 and in both Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State in 1921; simultaneous censuses were taken in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, with...
were: 102 (1801): 124 (1851): 67 (1901): 75 (1951): 44 (1981).
The percentage of Welsh speakers was 100 (1891): 96 (1931): 70 (1971).