Llechryd
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Llechryd is a village
lying on the A484 road
approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) from Cardigan
, in Ceredigion, Wales
.
for "Slate Ford" ("Llech + Rhyd"), as slate
was once extracted from nearby quarries. The canal
(which has since been filled in) was used to transport fresh water to a tin works which used to stand near the Castell Malgwyn stable block. These works were closed in the late 18th century by the owner, Sir Benjamin Hammett.
& Tennis
Club http://www.llechrydctc.co.uk/, Robert Davies Garage, a water treatment facility, Llechryd General Store the village shop, the local pubs the Carpenter's Arms (inn
) and the Seven Stars (no longer a pub but privately owned), Llechryd primary school and St Tydfil's church. The church was built in 1854 to replace the older Church of the Holy Cross near the bridge which had to be abandoned due to persistent flooding. Another notable church nearby is Maenordeifi Old Church, near the far end of the "canal" road. It is preserved as it was in the early 19th century.
The river Teifi is tidal and was navigable by lighters as far as Llechryd until the 1840s, when careless working of the slate quarries resulted in severe choking of the Cilgerran Gorge, causing the flooding for which the area is now known and moving the navigable (in all but the smallest boats/canoes) tidal limit downstream of Cilgerran Castle.
Most of the village has been built along the A484 going down into the valley, although some estates branch off the road.
is crossed at Llechryd by an ancient Drovers' road bridge which can be wholly submerged by the river at times of high flood (see below). The current structure was built in the 17th century. It was damaged in 2005 by a large flood.
in order to circumvent the flood.
fishing rights from the eastern side of the bridge upwards, although some plots of land by the river are privately owned.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
lying on the A484 road
A484 road
The A484 road is an A road in Wales connecting Swansea with Cardigan.The road begins at Cadle in Swansea and heads westwards as a southern bypass to Loughor. It continues over the Loughor bridge into Bynea, Carmarthenshire. It continues through the centre of Llanelli and traverses near the south...
approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) from Cardigan
Cardigan, Ceredigion
Cardigan is a town in the county of Ceredigion in Mid Wales. It lies on the estuary of the River Teifi at the point where Ceredigion meets Pembrokeshire. It was the county town of the pre-1974 county of Cardiganshire. It is the second largest town in Ceredigion. The town's population was 4,203...
, in Ceredigion, 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...
.
Etymology
The name Llechryd derives from the WelshWelsh 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...
for "Slate Ford" ("Llech + Rhyd"), as slate
Slate
Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering...
was once extracted from nearby quarries. The canal
Canal
Canals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal:#Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds:...
(which has since been filled in) was used to transport fresh water to a tin works which used to stand near the Castell Malgwyn stable block. These works were closed in the late 18th century by the owner, Sir Benjamin Hammett.
Situation
The village is approximately two miles long, and includes the Llechryd CricketCricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
& Tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
Club http://www.llechrydctc.co.uk/, Robert Davies Garage, a water treatment facility, Llechryd General Store the village shop, the local pubs the Carpenter's Arms (inn
INN
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) and the Seven Stars (no longer a pub but privately owned), Llechryd primary school and St Tydfil's church. The church was built in 1854 to replace the older Church of the Holy Cross near the bridge which had to be abandoned due to persistent flooding. Another notable church nearby is Maenordeifi Old Church, near the far end of the "canal" road. It is preserved as it was in the early 19th century.
The river Teifi is tidal and was navigable by lighters as far as Llechryd until the 1840s, when careless working of the slate quarries resulted in severe choking of the Cilgerran Gorge, causing the flooding for which the area is now known and moving the navigable (in all but the smallest boats/canoes) tidal limit downstream of Cilgerran Castle.
Most of the village has been built along the A484 going down into the valley, although some estates branch off the road.
Llechryd Bridge
The River TeifiRiver Teifi
The River Teifi forms the boundary between the counties of Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire in south-west Wales for most of its 75 mile length, flowing into the sea below the town of Cardigan. The catchment of the river is estimated to be 1,008 square kilometres yielding an average flow at Glan...
is crossed at Llechryd by an ancient Drovers' road bridge which can be wholly submerged by the river at times of high flood (see below). The current structure was built in the 17th century. It was damaged in 2005 by a large flood.
Flooding
Because certain parts of the village are close to the River Teifi, floods happen fairly regularly during Winter months. The first flood of 2007 was on the 5th of March, in which the bridge was flooded, meaning inhabitants wishing to cross the bridge would have to go to Cardigan and then through CilgerranCilgerran
Cilgerran is a town in the Hundred of Cilgerran, Pembrokeshire, Wales, lying on the River Teifi. It is the site of Cilgerran Castle, built in 1100, from which Owain of Powys is said to have abducted Nest in 1109. It is first mentioned by name in 1164...
in order to circumvent the flood.
Teifi Trout Association
The TTA owns the troutTrout
Trout is the name for a number of species of freshwater and saltwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the family Salmonidae. Salmon belong to the same family as trout. Most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water...
fishing rights from the eastern side of the bridge upwards, although some plots of land by the river are privately owned.