Meidrim is a village[1] and community some 8 miles (13 km) west of Carmarthen and 3.3 miles (5.3 km) north of St Clears in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Meidrim (formerly also spelled 'Mydrim') and its twin village of Drefach are situated either side of the Afon Dewi Fawr at the point where this small river is crossed by the B4298 road and meets with the B4299 road.[2]
Meidrim has a parish church, a Nonconformist chapel, a pub, a primary school, a village green or common and a park. It also boasts a number of self-catering cottages in the surrounding area making it popular for tourists visiting Pembrokeshire National Park and the Brecon Beacons as well as a number of local walks.
The name was first attested in 1612 as 'Midrim' (modern Welsh 'Meidrim') in a volume entitled 'Llyfr Plygain 1612'. As explained by the Welsh scholar Ifor Williams in his treatise on Welsh place-names (Enwau Lleoedd, 1945), it is a compound name derived from 'mei' (half, middle, cf. Latin 'medius') and the mutated form of the noun 'trum' (slope, ridge, peak, range of hills etc., Old Irish 'druimm'; cf. the Cornish place-name 'Pendrim').
meidrim, village, community, some, miles, west, carmarthen, miles, north, clears, carmarthenshire, wales, formerly, also, spelled, mydrim, twin, village, drefach, situated, either, side, afon, dewi, fawr, point, where, this, small, river, crossed, b4298, road,. Meidrim is a village 1 and community some 8 miles 13 km west of Carmarthen and 3 3 miles 5 3 km north of St Clears in Carmarthenshire Wales Meidrim formerly also spelled Mydrim and its twin village of Drefach are situated either side of the Afon Dewi Fawr at the point where this small river is crossed by the B4298 road and meets with the B4299 road 2 MeidrimVillage and communityThe bridge crossing Afon Dewi Fawr which runs through the centre of MeidrimMeidrimLocation within CarmarthenshirePopulation582 OS grid referenceSN290209 Cardiff76 mi 122 km CommunityMeidrimPrincipal areaCarmarthenshirePreserved countyDyfedCountryWalesSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townCARMARTHENPostcode districtSA33Dialling code01994PoliceDyfed PowysFireMid and West WalesAmbulanceWelshUK ParliamentCarmarthen West and South PembrokeshireSenedd Cymru Welsh ParliamentCarmarthen West and South PembrokeshireList of places UK Wales Carmarthenshire 51 51 36 N 4 29 06 W 51 860 N 4 485 W 51 860 4 485Meidrim has a parish church a Nonconformist chapel a pub a primary school a village green or common and a park It also boasts a number of self catering cottages in the surrounding area making it popular for tourists visiting Pembrokeshire National Park and the Brecon Beacons as well as a number of local walks The name was first attested in 1612 as Midrim modern Welsh Meidrim in a volume entitled Llyfr Plygain 1612 As explained by the Welsh scholar Ifor Williams in his treatise on Welsh place names Enwau Lleoedd 1945 it is a compound name derived from mei half middle cf Latin medius and the mutated form of the noun trum slope ridge peak range of hills etc Old Irish druimm cf the Cornish place name Pendrim The community is bordered by the communities of Trelech Abernant Newchurch and Merthyr St Clears Llangynin and Llanwinio all being in Carmarthenshire Chapel in MeidrimReferences edit Meidrim Carmarthenshire Sir Gaerfyrddin SA33 5QQ Ordnance Survey 1 25 000 scale Explorer map sheet 177 Carmarthen amp Kidwelly Caerfyrddin a ChydweliExternal links editPhotos of Meidrim and surrounding area on geograph org uk nbsp This Carmarthenshire location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Meidrim amp oldid 1161002514, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
