Llandygwydd

Llandygwydd is a small settlement in Ceredigion, west Wales, between Newcastle Emlyn and the town of Cardigan.

Llandygwydd
Foundations of the church of Saint Tygwydd
Llandygwydd Location within Ceredigion
OS grid reference	SN241437
Principal area	Ceredigion
Preserved county	Dyfed
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Cardigan
Postcode district	SA43
Dialling code	01239
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Ceredigion
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Ceredigion
List of places UK Wales Ceredigion 52°04′N 4°34′W / 52.06°N 4.56°W / 52.06; -4.56

Amenities & History

A small stream runs through the village. There also is a parish church with a small graveyard.

It has no commercial buildings. The post office closed in 2001. The village hall is mostly used as a polling station by the local people. The village also has its own short mat bowling club, which meets at the village hall.

Notable people

• The cleric Theophilus Evans of Pen-y-wenallt was christened here in 1693.^[1]
• Morgan Jones (1829–1905), first-class cricketer and High Sheriff of Cardiganshire

References

1. Theophilus Evans, Welsh Biography Onlive, retrieved 26 September 2013

External links

• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llandygwydd and surrounding area