Llandeloy
CountryWales
Static imageLlandeloy village green - geograph.org.uk - 896817.jpg
Coordinates51.897087°N 5.111898°W
Unitary walesPembrokeshire
Constituency westminsterPreseli Pembrokeshire
Constituency welsh assemblyPreseli Pembrokeshire
Post townHaverfordwest
Postcode districtSA62
Postcode areaSA

Llandeloy (Welsh: Llan-lwy) is a small village and parish in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales. Together with the parishes of Brawdy and Llanreithan, it constitutes the community of Brawdy, which had a census population of 611 in 2001.[1]

Location

Llandeloy is approximately 7 miles (11 km) east of the city of St Davids, comprising a few dwellings in a rural setting.[2]

Name

There is no firm evidence for the origin of the name of the religious site from which stemmed the present parish. B. G. Charles, in his Place-names of Pembrokeshire says:

The present dedication of this LLAN to St. Teilo is a mistake dating from the time of Browne Willis. It has been suggested that the founder's name may have been TYLWYF, a compound of the honorific TY and Llwyf 'elm trees', but no such name is on record.

Melville Richards in Enwau Tir a Gwlad opts for "...Ty + Llwyf giving Llandylwyf and a contracted Llan-lwy". Some toponymists agree, but Tylwyf is not a recognised saint.[3]

History

Recorded history begins in 1307, but signs of occupation from the Bronze Age and Iron Age indicate a much longer history.[4] The Royal Commission recorded the place name existing as early as 1291.[5]

The parish's population in the early 1800s was 217,[3] in a few scattered settlements.[6] In the 1870s, the area of the parish was 1,843 acres (746 ha), and fairs were held on 1 May (for pigs and stock),[7] 25 June and 1 November. The parish population was around 200 until the 1950s, when it increased by 10 per cent.[8] At least until the end of the 19th century, the village had a pub, the Llandeloy Arms.[5]

In the 20th century, the village expanded with the proximity of RAF Brawdy.[9]

Worship

The parish church of St Teilo, closed since 2002, is in the care of Friends of Friendless Churches[10] and is a Grade II listed building.[11]

There is a Welsh Calvinist Methodist chapel nearby, at Treffynnon.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. 2008. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey
  3. ^ "GENUKI: Llandeloy". Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  4. ^
  5. ^ "RCAHMW: List of historic place-names". Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  6. ^ "GENUKI: Parish Map 70". Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  7. ^ Bradshaw's Monthly. Oxford University. 1845. p. 228. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  8. ^ "History of Llandeloy in Pembrokeshire: A Vision of Britain through Time (University of Portsmouth)". Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  9. ^ Lloyd, Thomas; Orbach, Julian; Scourfield, Robert (2004). Pembrokeshire: The Buildings of Wales (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales). Vol. 5. First ed. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-300-10178-2.
  10. ^ "Llandeloy St Eloi", Friends of Friendless Churches, retrieved 8 April 2021
  11. ^