Cwmrhydyceirw is a village in the City and County of Swansea, south Wales. The village is located about 1 mile north of Morriston town centre. It is home to the main campus of Morriston Hospital, Morriston Comprehensive School, and Cwmrhydyceirw Primary School.
The English translation of Cwmrhydyceirw means "the valley of the stags' ford", which gave rise to the name of local pub "The Deer's Leap". However, the name of the village may be corrupted from its original, thought to have been "Cwmrhydycwrw" – a reference to the ale-like appearance of the local stream ("cwrw" meaning ale in Welsh).[1][1]
Landscape and geographyedit
Ebenezer Methodist Chapel is located near the entrance of the old Cwmrhydyceirw Quarry on Cwmrhydyceirw Road. Originally built during the late nineteenth century, the chapel was rebuilt in 1909.[2] In the latter half of the 20th century, the chapel suffered a sharp decline in members, from 60 members in 1975 to just 10 in 2000. The chapel was eventually closed on 31 December 2000.[3] After years of disuse, the chapel was eventually converted into flats offering domiciliary support.[4]
In literatureedit
Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis makes brief reference to an academic text by the fictional Professor Haines of Swansea University on the topic of medieval Cwmrhydyceirw.
In August 1963, the poet Vernon Watkins chose a stone from Cwmrhydyceirw's quarry to be inscribed with lines from 'Fern Hill' and placed in Cwmdonkin Park as a permanent memorial to Dylan Thomas. Watkins wrote two poems about the visit: 'At Cwmrhydyceirw Quarry' and 'Cwmrhydyceirw Elegaics'.[5]
Referencesedit
^"Welsh language history - place names". Wales. 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
^"CMA: Records of Ebenezer Presbyterian Church, Cwmrhydyceirw, Morriston - National Library of Wales Archives and Manuscripts". archives.library.wales. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
cwmrhydyceirw, village, city, county, swansea, south, wales, village, located, about, mile, north, morriston, town, centre, home, main, campus, morriston, hospital, morriston, comprehensive, school, primary, school, welcome, sign, llanllienwen, roadlocation, w. Cwmrhydyceirw is a village in the City and County of Swansea south Wales The village is located about 1 mile north of Morriston town centre It is home to the main campus of Morriston Hospital Morriston Comprehensive School and Cwmrhydyceirw Primary School CwmrhydyceirwWelcome sign on Llanllienwen RoadCwmrhydyceirwLocation within SwanseaOS grid referenceSS6698Principal areaSwanseaPreserved countyWest GlamorganCountryWalesSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townSWANSEAPostcode districtSA6Dialling code01792PoliceSouth WalesFireMid and West WalesAmbulanceWelshUK ParliamentSwansea EastSenedd Cymru Welsh ParliamentSwansea EastList of places UK Wales Swansea 51 41 01 N 3 54 44 W 51 68348 N 3 91219 W 51 68348 3 91219 Contents 1 Name 2 Landscape and geography 3 In literature 4 References 5 External linksName editThe English translation of Cwmrhydyceirw means the valley of the stags ford which gave rise to the name of local pub The Deer s Leap However the name of the village may be corrupted from its original thought to have been Cwmrhydycwrw a reference to the ale like appearance of the local stream cwrw meaning ale in Welsh 1 1 Landscape and geography editEbenezer Methodist Chapel is located near the entrance of the old Cwmrhydyceirw Quarry on Cwmrhydyceirw Road Originally built during the late nineteenth century the chapel was rebuilt in 1909 2 In the latter half of the 20th century the chapel suffered a sharp decline in members from 60 members in 1975 to just 10 in 2000 The chapel was eventually closed on 31 December 2000 3 After years of disuse the chapel was eventually converted into flats offering domiciliary support 4 In literature editLucky Jim by Kingsley Amis makes brief reference to an academic text by the fictional Professor Haines of Swansea University on the topic of medieval Cwmrhydyceirw In August 1963 the poet Vernon Watkins chose a stone from Cwmrhydyceirw s quarry to be inscribed with lines from Fern Hill and placed in Cwmdonkin Park as a permanent memorial to Dylan Thomas Watkins wrote two poems about the visit At Cwmrhydyceirw Quarry and Cwmrhydyceirw Elegaics 5 References edit Welsh language history place names Wales 2018 11 27 Retrieved 2023 09 19 English Coflein coflein gov uk Retrieved 2023 09 19 CMA Records of Ebenezer Presbyterian Church Cwmrhydyceirw Morriston National Library of Wales Archives and Manuscripts archives library wales Retrieved 2023 09 19 The Ebenezer Flats PDF Ebenezer Flats M amp D Care Retrieved 19 September 2023 Jenkins Nigel 2012 Real Swansea Two Seren Books p 180 ISBN 9781854116482 External links editSwansea Hospitals via Locallife Morriston Hospital Morriston Comprehensive School Cwmrhydyceirw Primary School Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cwmrhydyceirw amp oldid 1185662467, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
