Cribyn
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Cribyn is a small village
in Ceredigion
, Wales
, about 7 miles north of Lampeter
and with the villages of Troed y Rhiw
, Mydroilyn and Dihewyd
to the north.
, a garage
and a post office
, it is now largely reduced to a dormitory town or commuter village for Lampeter.
The primary school in the village, founded by local hero Gwilym Butler-Wilkins, has maintained its status as primarily Welsh
speaking since its establishment in 1876.
Cribyn has one of the few Unitarian
chapel
s in Ceredigion, which was established in 1790 by Dafydd Davis Castellhywel and Evan Davies, Cwmbedw. There was an old cottage next to the Nonconformist
chapel which was older than the chapel, and a school was held here for many years until the primary school was founded.
Four parish
es meet in Cribyn, and most parishioners went to the parish church
in Llanfihangel Ystrad until the present church was established at the end of the 19th century.
Capel Sant Silin on the road from Cribyn to Gorsgoch
is the oldest part of the village. St Silin built a small church here in the 6th or 7th century. A horse fair was held here until the 1930s and the village used to come to a standstill when the fair was on. A small stone-built building on the corner by Penlancapel was used as a kitchen during the fair and food was sold from here. Penlancapel is the oldest dwelling in the village apart from the old corn mill
. Felin Hafodwen was part of the estate of the abbey
at Ystrad Fflur, Strata Florida Abbey
. It was still milling corn in the twentieth century.
On the road to Mydroilyn, there was a woollen
mill and the cottage near the coarse fishing ponds was the fuller
's cottage, Pandy.
Opposite the school, on the road to Temple Bar, is Cae Hir. The farmhouse and outbuildings were one long row with a passage separating the living quarters from the livestock. These days it is the reception area for Cae Hir Gardens and Tea Room.
Village
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in Ceredigion
Ceredigion
Ceredigion is a county and former kingdom in mid-west Wales. As Cardiganshire , it was created in 1282, and was reconstituted as a county under that name in 1996, reverting to Ceredigion a day later...
, 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...
, about 7 miles north of Lampeter
Lampeter
Lampeter is a town in Ceredigion, South West Wales, lying at the confluence of the River Teifi and the Afon Dulas.-Demographics:At the 2001 National Census, the population was 2894. Lampeter is therefore the smallest university town in both Wales and the United Kingdom...
and with the villages of Troed y Rhiw
Troed y Rhiw
Troed y Rhiw is a hamlet in Ceredigion approximately midway between Cribyn and Dihewyd in the rolling agricultural land between Lampeter and Aberaeron...
, Mydroilyn and Dihewyd
Dihewyd
Dihewyd is a parish in the county of Ceredigion, West Wales. It is 5 miles from Aberaeron and 8 miles from Lampeter. This parish is situated near the Vale of Aëron and not far from the river Mydur. There is also a school in the village called Ysgol Gynradd Dihewyd.-External links:*...
to the north.
History and amenities
Once a thriving community with two pubsPublic house
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, a garage
Automobile repair shop
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and a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, it is now largely reduced to a dormitory town or commuter village for Lampeter.
The primary school in the village, founded by local hero Gwilym Butler-Wilkins, has maintained its status as primarily 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 since its establishment in 1876.
Cribyn has one of the few Unitarian
Unitarianism
Unitarianism is a Christian theological movement, named for its understanding of God as one person, in direct contrast to Trinitarianism which defines God as three persons coexisting consubstantially as one in being....
chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
s in Ceredigion, which was established in 1790 by Dafydd Davis Castellhywel and Evan Davies, Cwmbedw. There was an old cottage next to the Nonconformist
Nonconformism
Nonconformity is the refusal to "conform" to, or follow, the governance and usages of the Church of England by the Protestant Christians of England and Wales.- Origins and use:...
chapel which was older than the chapel, and a school was held here for many years until the primary school was founded.
Four parish
Parish
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es meet in Cribyn, and most parishioners went to the parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
in Llanfihangel Ystrad until the present church was established at the end of the 19th century.
Capel Sant Silin on the road from Cribyn to Gorsgoch
Gorsgoch
Gorsgoch is a small rural hamlet near Lampeter in the county of Ceredigion, Wales."Cors" is Welsh for "marsh" or "bog", and "goch" is the mutated form of "coch" meaning "red": so the name literally translated means "Red Marsh"...
is the oldest part of the village. St Silin built a small church here in the 6th or 7th century. A horse fair was held here until the 1930s and the village used to come to a standstill when the fair was on. A small stone-built building on the corner by Penlancapel was used as a kitchen during the fair and food was sold from here. Penlancapel is the oldest dwelling in the village apart from the old corn mill
Gristmill
The terms gristmill or grist mill can refer either to a building in which grain is ground into flour, or to the grinding mechanism itself.- Early history :...
. Felin Hafodwen was part of the estate of the abbey
Abbey
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at Ystrad Fflur, Strata Florida Abbey
Strata Florida Abbey
Strata Florida Abbey Flowers. Ystrad corrupts into Strata, while Fflur is the name of the nearby river. After the region around St. David's was firmly occupied by the Norman Marcher lordship of Pembroke by the early 12th century, with St...
. It was still milling corn in the twentieth century.
On the road to Mydroilyn, there was a woollen
Woolen
Woolen or woollen is a type of yarn made from carded wool. Woolen yarn is soft, light, stretchy, and full of air. It is thus a good insulator, and makes a good knitting yarn...
mill and the cottage near the coarse fishing ponds was the fuller
Fulling
Fulling or tucking or walking is a step in woolen clothmaking which involves the cleansing of cloth to eliminate oils, dirt, and other impurities, and making it thicker. The worker who does the job is a fuller, tucker, or walker...
's cottage, Pandy.
Opposite the school, on the road to Temple Bar, is Cae Hir. The farmhouse and outbuildings were one long row with a passage separating the living quarters from the livestock. These days it is the reception area for Cae Hir Gardens and Tea Room.