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Rhydypennau, Ceredigion

Village in Ceredigion, Wales

Rhydypennau, Ceredigion
Summary

Village in Ceredigion, Wales

FieldValue
official_nameRhydypennau
static_imageRhydypennau - 2008-03-01.jpg
static_image_captionRhydypennau, taken from Rhiw Baker looking north towards Tal-y-bont
countryWales
population2,258
population_ref
os_grid_referenceSN6285
coordinates
post_townBOW STREET
postcode_areaSY
postcode_districtSY24
dial_code01970
unitary_walesCeredigion
lieutenancy_walesDyfed
constituency_westminsterCeredigion Preseli

Rhydypennau is a hamlet in the Genau'r-glyn district of Ceredigion, Wales, approximately 4+1/2 mi north-east of Aberystwyth. Along with the village of Pen-y-garn, Rhydypennau is now often considered to be part of the neighbouring village of Bow Street. All three places stretch in a long narrow strip along the main Aberystwyth to Machynlleth road (A487).

Toponymy

In his memoirs about growing up in Llanfihangel Geneu’r Glyn (Llandre), Pen-y-garn and Bow Street, Tom Macdonald (1900–80) recalls that the local pronunciation of Rhydypennau was ‘Rhypenne’.

Archaeology

An early Bronze-age copper thin-butted flat axe was found to the north-east of Rhydypennau Bridge. The axe has one smooth face, which is slightly hammered along its edges, whilst the other is irregular and shows traces of tooling.

Services

Rhyd-y-Pennau Inn

Rhydypennau is centred on the junction of the A487 with the road towards Llandre and Borth. As well as a few houses, there is the Rhyd-y-Pennau Inn, Rhydypennau Garage, the Pennau craft centre, and Rhydypennau Farm.

The old Rhydypennau School (which was closed in the late 1990s) overlooks the hamlet, whilst the present Rhydypennau school, Ysgol Rhydypennau, is located in Pen-y-garn. Bow Street Football Club's ground, Cae Piod, is also at Rhydypennau.

Notable residents

  • T. Ifor Rees (1890–1977), author of travel books and ambassador

References

References

  1. "Census, 2001".
  2. Davies, Elwyn, ''Rhestr o Enwau Lleoedd/A Gazetteer of Welsh Place-Names'' (Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru/University of Wales Press, Caerdydd/Cardiff, 1958), p. 104
  3. Macdonald, Tom, (1975) ''The White Lanes of Summer'', p. 21. London: Macmillan, {{ISBN. 0-333-17975-7
  4. ''Cardiganshire County History'', Vol 1 (1994), p. 217; Sambrook, Paul & Hall, Jenny, ''Arolwg Cymunedol Llandre Community Audit'', p. 33; National Monuments Record of Wales NPRN No. 405446
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