Crosswell (Welsh: Ffynnon-groes) is a hamlet on the B4329 road in the community of Eglwyswrw, Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the parish of Meline. It is 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Cardigan, 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Haverfordwest and 11 miles (18 km) east of Fishguard.
Crosswell
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  Crosswell Location within Pembrokeshire | |
| OS grid reference | SN1236 |
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| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | SA |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
Description edit
The hamlet is on a junction of several minor roads that intersect with the B4329, the former “great road” between Haverfordwest and Cardigan. Crosswell is in the parish of Meline, the greater part of which is in the Preseli Mountains,[1] and is in the community of Eglwyswrw.[2]
History edit
Name edit
The hamlet's name is from the Welsh: ffynnon (well) and groes (cross).
Inn edit
An inn once stood in the centre of the hamlet; not on the 1842 parish tithe map (though marked on pre-1850 parish maps[3]), the inn is on the 1891 Ordnance Survey map as the Cwmgloyne Arms.[4] The name may originate with Cwmgloyne, a mansion near Hen-llys, and the home of the antiquarian Thomas Lloyd who "dying as a bachelor, left his estate by will to Maurice Williams".[5] Now a private dwelling called Ty Ffynnongroes (Crosswell House), the former inn was Grade II listed in 1997.[6][7]
Bridge edit
A stone, single-lane bridge crosses the River Nevern and adjacent water meadows to the north of the hamlet.[3] The bridge is named Pontgynon (also recorded as Pantgynon or Pontcynon) and has existed at least since the early 17th century, but has been rebuilt since. The bridge and a 19th-century boundary stone set into the parapet were Grade II listed in 1997.[8][9]
Chapel edit
An Independent chapel was built near the bridge in 1839,[1][10] rebuilt in 1882 and added to subsequently.[11]
Former shop edit
Until at least about the 1920s there was a shop in Crosswell, called the Royal Oak Shop.[12]
Amenities edit
Crosswell Village Hall was built in the 1950s.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "GENUKI: Meline". Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Eglwyswrw Community Council". Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ a b "GENUKI: Meline parish map". Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ "Eglwyswrw Heritage Society: Cwmgloyne Arms (022OEG526)". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ Nicholson, G (1840). The Cambrian traveller's guide. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ "British Listed Buildings". Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ Cadw. "Crosswell House (Grade II) (19164)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "British Listed Buildings". Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ Cadw. "Pont Gynon and Boundary Stone (Grade II) (19169)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "GENUKI: Pontgynon Chapel". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ "Pontcynon Welsh Independent Chapel (11129)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ "Eglwyswrw Heritage Society: Royal Oak Shop (050OEG525)". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2015.