Brynhenllan

Bryn-henllan
Brynhellan Chapel
Bryn-henllan is located in Pembrokeshire
Bryn-henllan
Bryn-henllan
Location within Pembrokeshire
Community
  • Dinas Cross
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNewport
Postcode districtSA42
Dialling code01348
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
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Pembrokeshire
52°01′01″N 4°54′00″W / 52.017°N 4.900°W / 52.017; -4.900

Bryn-henllan, Bryn Henllan or Brynhenllan is a small settlement in the community of Dinas Cross, north Pembrokeshire, Wales, just north of the A487 road between Fishguard and Newport, on the road leading to Pwllgwaelod.

History

Bryn-henllan was in the ancient parish of Dinas in the hundred of Cemais[1][2] before the settlement of Dinas Cross developed along the main A487 trunk road. As its name means "Old church hill", it was probably, according to Samuel Lewis and other sources, the original site of the parish church, superseded by the church of St Brynach at Cwm-yr-Eglwys to the northeast.[1][3][4][5]

The history of the village has been discussed by a number of historians, and an overview, with sources, has been published by Pembrokeshire Historical Society.[6]

Worship

Saint Brynach's Church (Church in Wales) was built in 1860 to 1861 to replace the old Saint Brynach's church in Cwm-yr-Eglwys, which was severely damaged in the great storm of 1859.[7][8]

Brynhenllan Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, also known as Ramah, was founded in 1769 and rebuilt in 1842. It is a Grade II* listed building and has been converted into a private house.[9][10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b "GENUKI: Dinas". Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  2. ^ "GENUKI: Parish map 24: Dinas". Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Royal Commission: Historic Place Names: Bryn Henllan". Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Dyfed Archaeological Trust: Bryn-henllan". Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  5. ^ An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire: County of Pembroke. Vol. VII. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. 1914. p. 92.
  6. ^ "Pembrokeshire Historical Society: Memories Preserved: Antiquities and Oral Traditions of Dinas in the writings of Gwynrug, 1908-9". 9 January 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  7. ^ "St Brynach's New Church, Bryn-Henllan, Dinas Cross (421125)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  8. ^ "St Brynach, Dinas Cross". The Church in Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  9. ^ Cadw. "Brynhenllan Methodist Chapel (Grade II*) (14942)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  10. ^ Pike, David Edward (21 December 2018). "The Chapels of Dinas Cross".[self-published source]
  11. ^ "Ty Capel, Brynhenllan, Dinas Cross, NEWPORT, Pembrokeshire". J J Morris. Retrieved 4 September 2019. Estate agent's listing