Tegryn is a hilltop linear village in north Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the community and parish of Clydau and is the largest settlement in the community.

Tegryn
Tegryn village centre and Butchers Arms (right)
Tegryn is located in Pembrokeshire
Tegryn
Tegryn
Location within Pembrokeshire
OS grid referenceSN229331
Community
  • Clydau
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLlanfyrnach
Postcode districtSA35
Dialling code01239
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
  • Preseli Pembrokeshire
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
  • Preseli Pembrokeshire
List of places
UK
Wales
Pembrokeshire
51°58′N 4°35′W / 51.97°N 4.58°W / 51.97; -4.58

It is at the eastern end of the Preseli Mountains, 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Llanfyrnach, with much of the village around 250 metres (820 ft) above sea level.[1]

Description

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Tegryn is a village in the north Pembrokeshire community of Clydau and is home to the Clydau Community Centre (Canolfan Clydau), a charity.[2] It was opened in November 2014 and cost £600,000.[3]

The village has a pub, the Butchers Arms, a post office (established in 1948[4]), a garage and a primary school.[5]

Education

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In 1860 a schoolroom was built near the chapel.[6] The present school in Tegryn is Ysgol Clydau Primary School.[7] A 2008-9 Estyn report described the school as having a strong Welsh ethos; there were 63 pupils between 4 and 11 years old, and a third of pupils used Welsh as a main language at home.[8]

In 2014 there were 53 children at the school.[9]

Worship

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Llwynyrhwrdd Chapel; there were separate doors for men and women

A Welsh Independent chapel was established at Llwyn-yr-hwrdd to the south of the village in 1805.[10] It was rebuilt in 1817 and 1846, and in 1873 it had a membership of 335.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Ordnance Survey
  2. ^ "Canolfan Clydau". Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Community centre officially opened by MEP". Western Telegraph. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Pontyberem postmistress and community cornerstone retires". Llanelli Star. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Tegryn Primary School". Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  6. ^ a b Rees, T and Thomas, J. (1871). History of the Welsh Independent Churches. Retrieved 6 May 2015.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)(translation)
  7. ^ "Ysgol Clydau (Clydau School)". Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Estyn: Ysgol Clydau". Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Pembrokeshire County Council: Ysgol Clydau". Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  10. ^ "GENUKI: Clydey". Retrieved 6 May 2015.
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