By the twelfth century, Henfynyw church was dedicated to St. David, and early Christian lore had it that Henfynyw was the place where St David had spent some of his early years. For instance, the 'Holy Bard of Brecon' (Gwynfardd Brycheiniog, flourished 1176 AD) drew on this lore, when he included Henfynyw church in a poem. His "Ode to St David" listed the places in Wales that were then closely associated with St. David...
"And fair Henfynyw, by the side of the glen of Aeron,
Fields prolific in clover, and woods full of wealth."[4]
There is now no sure evidence for Henfynyw in the life of St. David, but Henfynyw church is ancient and has an inscribed stone in the east wall dated to the period 600–800 AD.
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^Bangor University Placenames Unit (Canolfan Bedwyr); 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine accessed 9 May 2014
^Welsh Government website; 2011 Census Returns and stats; 30 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 9 May 2014
^Lines from the "Ode to St David" translated in the article "Aberaeron before the Harbour Act of 1807", Ceredigion: Journal of the Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society, Vol. 9, Nos. 1–4, 1980–1983.
henfynyw, welsh, pronunciation, henˈvənɪu, village, community, county, ceredigion, wales, just, outside, aberaeron, miles, from, cardiff, miles, from, london, 2011, population, numbered, 1045, with, them, able, speak, welsh, community, includes, villages, ffos. Henfynyw Welsh pronunciation henˈvenɪu is a village and community in the county of Ceredigion Wales just outside Aberaeron and is 69 6 miles 111 9 km from Cardiff and 183 5 miles 295 4 km from London 1 2 In 2011 the population of Henfynyw numbered 1045 with 54 3 of them able to speak Welsh 3 The community includes the villages of Ffos y ffin Llwyncelyn and Derwen gamHenfynywHenfynywLocation within CeredigionPopulation1 045 OS grid referenceSN 4511 6113 Cardiff69 6 mi 112 0 km London183 5 mi 295 3 km CommunityHenfynywPrincipal areaCeredigionCountryWalesSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townABERAERONPostcode districtSA46Post townLLANARTHPostcode districtSA47PoliceDyfed PowysFireMid and West WalesAmbulanceWelshList of places UK Wales Ceredigion 52 13 35 N 4 16 09 W 52 226498 N 4 269209 W 52 226498 4 269209Henfynyw church and St David editBy the twelfth century Henfynyw church was dedicated to St David and early Christian lore had it that Henfynyw was the place where St David had spent some of his early years For instance the Holy Bard of Brecon Gwynfardd Brycheiniog flourished 1176 AD drew on this lore when he included Henfynyw church in a poem His Ode to St David listed the places in Wales that were then closely associated with St David And fair Henfynyw by the side of the glen of Aeron Fields prolific in clover and woods full of wealth 4 There is now no sure evidence for Henfynyw in the life of St David but Henfynyw church is ancient and has an inscribed stone in the east wall dated to the period 600 800 AD References edit Bangor University Placenames Unit Canolfan Bedwyr Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine accessed 9 May 2014 Google Maps Map Google Welsh Government website 2011 Census Returns and stats Archived 30 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 9 May 2014 Lines from the Ode to St David translated in the article Aberaeron before the Harbour Act of 1807 Ceredigion Journal of the Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society Vol 9 Nos 1 4 1980 1983 See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Henfynyw List of localities in Wales by population nbsp This Ceredigion location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henfynyw amp oldid 1210954635, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
