Pontyglasier

Pontyglasier
Pontyglasier  Pontyglasier shown within Pembrokeshire
OS grid reference	SN1436
Community	Eglwyswrw
Principal area	Pembrokeshire
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	SA
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
List of places UK Wales Pembrokeshire

Coordinates: 51°59′N 4°43′W / 51.99°N 4.71°W

Pontyglasier (English: Bridge of the glacier - origin obscure), sometimes recorded as Pontyglazier, is a small village 1.3 miles (2 km) south of Eglwyswrw in Pembrokeshire, Wales, on an unclassified road 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Crosswell. It is a scattered rural settlement with few amenities.

Situation

Pontyglasier is in the community of Eglwyswrw.^[1] and sits near the confluence of two streams, Afon Bannon and Afon Clun-Maen just south of the point where they join the River Nevern. The bridge referred to in the name spans the Bannon. Pontyglasier is set in undulating farmland in the Welsh-speaking north of the county and is a dispersed settlement centred around the chapel.^[2] It is on the border of two parishes: Meline and Eglwyswen^[3] and falls ecclesiastically within the latter.^[4]

History

In 1891, seven clergymen, including Thomas Morris of Pontyglasier, were charged with beating a bailiff attempting to recover tithe arrears. They were remanded on bail of £40 each.^[5] They appeared before magistrates a month later, in which the Reverend Morris was accused of knocking the bailiff’s hat off three times during a scuffle. The magistrates found the assault proved against three of the defendants, including Morris, who was fined £3 plus costs for his part.^[6][7]

A Sunday School trip in 1900 was a rare event to be photographed.^[8]

Chapel

Bethabara Welsh Baptist Chapel

Bethabara Welsh Baptist Chapel is a Grade II listed building constructed in 1873 replacing the former chapel built in 1826. The present chapel is built from Cilgerran stone, and there was originally an eleventh-hour clock face painted on the façade but this has since been rendered over.^[9][10]

Amenities

There is a Landrover and general vehicle maintenance business, Yr Efail Garage (suggesting the presence of a former smithy), in Pontyglasier and an animal boarding establishment.^[11]

References

1. "Eglwyswrw Community Council". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
2. "Dyfed Archaeology: Eglwyswrw". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
3. "GENUKI: Parish maps". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
4. "GENUKI: Eglwyswen". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
5. "Tithe agitation in Pembrokeshire". South Wales Daily News (British Newspaper Archive). 7 July 1891. Retrieved 11 February 2016. (subscription required (help)).
6. "Police-court proceedings at Newchapel". South Wales Daily News (British Newspaper Archive). 5 August 1891. Retrieved 12 February 2016. (subscription required (help)).
7. "Police-court proceedings at Newchapel: Result of the cases". South Wales Daily News (British Newspaper Archive). 6 August 1891. Retrieved 12 February 2016. (subscription required (help)).
8. "People’s Collection Wales: Pontyglasier Sunday school trip". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
9. "British Listed Buildings". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
10. Lloyd, T., Orbach, J. and Scourfield, R. (2004). Pembrokeshire. Yale University Press. p. 367. ISBN 9780300101782. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
11. "Pembrokeshire County Council: Animal Establishment Licences". Retrieved 11 February 2016.