Bayvil

Bayvil

St Andrew's church
Bayvil
 Bayvil shown within Pembrokeshire
OS grid referenceSN1002640664
CommunityNevern
Principal areaPembrokeshire
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Newport, Pembrokeshire
Postcode district SA
Police Dyfed-Powys
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK ParliamentPreseli Pembrokeshire
Welsh AssemblyPreseli Pembrokeshire
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Coordinates: 52°01′54″N 4°46′15″W / 52.031768°N 4.770814°W / 52.031768; -4.770814

Bayvil (Welsh: Y Beifil) is a hamlet and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated in the north of the county, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Newport. It is in 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.

History

The name may derive from Norman-French Beauvil, a "pleasant settlement".[1] It is in the heart of Welsh-speaking Pembrokeshire, in the Welsh cantref of Cemais.

Parish

The church of St Andrew is a grade II* listed building but is now disused and looked after by the Friends of Friendless Churches.[2]

The parish had an area of 547 Ha.

Demographics

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).

References

  1. ↑ Charles, B. G., The Placenames of Pembrokeshire, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 0-907158-58-7, p 27
  2. ↑ "Church of St.andrew,4583 (N.side) Bayvil/Beifil, Nevern". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 20 December 2013.

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