Cemais Uwch Nyfer was a commote in the Dyfed

Kingdom of Dyfed

The Kingdom of Dyfed is one of several Welsh petty kingdoms that emerged in 5th-century post-Roman Britain in south-west Wales, based on the former Irish tribal lands of the Déisi from c 350 until it was subsumed into Deheubarth in 920. In Latin, the country of the Déisi was Demetae, eventually to...

 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 consisted of the territory between the Afon Nyfer

Afon Nyfer

The Afon Nyfer is a river in North Pembrokeshire, West Wales which runs into the Irish Sea.The river rises at Blaencwm , just east of Crymych. It flows northward then westward, skirting the slopes of the Preseli Hills. It passes through Felindre Farchog and Nevern, and reaches the sea at Newport...

 and Fishguard

Fishguard

Fishguard is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, with a population of 3,300 . The community of Fishguard and Goodwick had a population of 5043 at the 2001 census....

. Its civil headquarters were at Newport. It ceased to be significant at the time of the Acts of Union, its functions being taken over by the Hundred of Cemais.

The commote was made part of the Norman

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...

 March

Welsh Marches

The Welsh Marches is a term which, in modern usage, denotes an imprecisely defined area along and around the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom. The precise meaning of the term has varied at different periods...

 in the 12th century, and had at least eight Norman castles (Newport, Little Newcastle, Puncheston, Castlebythe, Henry's Moat, Maenclochog, Llangolman and Llanfyrnach), but remained Welsh

Welsh language

Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...

 speaking, as it continues today.

Parishes

It was composed of the following parishes:

Parish	Parish	Parish
Castlebythe Castlebythe Castlebythe is a village and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated on the southern slopes of the Preseli Hills, 10 km south-east of Fishguard. The northern part of the parish is in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park...	Llanfair Nant-y-gof	Meline (part)
Dinas Dinas Cross Dinas Cross is a village in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated between Fishguard and Newport in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and is a popular holiday destination on the A487. The village has its own elected community council and gives its name to an electoral ward of Pembrokeshire...	Llanfyrnach Llanfyrnach thumb|250 px|right|The parish church of St Brynach, LlanfyrnachLlanfyrnach is a village and parish in the hundred of Cemais, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The name means "church of St Brynach". It is situated in a remote upland area on the headwaters of the River Tâf, about 18 km from Cardigan, the...	Morfil
Eglwyswen Eglwyswen Eglwyswen is a hamlet and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated on the north slopes of the Preseli Hills, 4 km north-west of Crymych. The south-western part of the parish is in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The parish is part of the community of Crymych.The Welsh placename...	Llangolman Llangolman Llangolman is a village and parish on the southern flank of the Preseli Hills in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is part of the community of Mynachlog-ddu.- History :...	Mynachlog-ddu Mynachlog-ddu Mynachlog-ddu is a village, and community in the Preseli Hills, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The community also includes the parish of Llangolman.There are two places of worship in the village: the Anglican church of St...
Fishguard Fishguard Fishguard is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, with a population of 3,300 . The community of Fishguard and Goodwick had a population of 5043 at the 2001 census....	Llanllawer	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:...  (part)
Henry's Moat	Llanychaer	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...
Little Newcastle	Llanychlwydog	Pontfaen
Llandeilo Llwydarth Llandeilo Llwydarth Llandeilo Llwydarth is an ancient area in the foot of the Preseli Hills that borders Llangolman, Maenclochog, Llanycefn and Llandeilo, Wales. It is also the site of an ancient legendary church, linked to Saint Teilo and his skull, which was thought to have healing powers when water from the nearby...	Maenclochog Maenclochog Maenclochog is a small village in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales. It lies at the south of the Preseli Hills, about one mile southeast of the village of Rosebush.Researchers believe to have found the remains of a 13th Century castle at Maenclochog...	Puncheston Puncheston Puncheston is a village in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales.Puncheston has a pub called the Drovers Arms serving locally sourced fresh produce from the area in their cosy restaurant. They also sell bread and cakes as there is no longer a shop or post office in the village itself.There is a nearby...