Felindre Farchog

Felindre Farchog

The A487 bridge over the Nevern
Felindre Farchog
 Felindre Farchog shown within Pembrokeshire
Principal areaPembrokeshire
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Newport, Pembrokeshire
Postcode district SA41
Dialling code 01239
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′02″N 4°46′10″W / 52.0172°N 4.7695°W / 52.0172; -4.7695

Felindre Farchog is a village in the community of Nevern in Pembrokeshire, Wales, located around 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Cardigan, and within the parish of Bayvil. The A487 road from Cardigan to Newport runs through the village.

The village, on the River Nevern, consists of a few houses, a former college and an inn. A number of small mines used to exist to the south-west of the village.[1]

History

The old College/Courthouse

At the eastern end of the village is the College, a 17th-century building founded by Sir George Owen and modernised in 1852 by Sir Thomas Lloyd in Gothic style to house the Court of the Lordship of Cemais. The building became private accommodation in 1976.[2]

Bayvil parish church

The parish church of Saint Andrew at Bayvil, an early 19th century Georgian building, is disused but upkept.[3][4]

Amenities

Independent worship is at Cana Chapel, built in 1810, rebuilt in 1857, and still in use in 2006.[4]

The Salutation Inn stands by the river in the centre of the village.

National Cycle Route 82 (Bangor to Fishguard) passes through the village.

References

  1. "Mines in Pembrokeshire". Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  2. "Cadw: Walking with princes, saints and legends" (PDF). Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  3. "Friends of Friendless Churches - Bayvil". Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  4. 1 2 "GENUKI - Bayvil". Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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