- Llangeitho
Llangeitho is a
village and community inCeredigion ,Wales .It is primarily associated with the name of
Daniel Rowland and theWelsh Methodist revival of the 18th century. It witnessed many periods of religious revival throughout that century, but the most powerful was that of 1762.William Williams Pantycelyn wrote in defence of the rejoicing, dancing and jumping for joy, seen during the 1762 revival. Welsh Methodists earned the name 'Jumpers' as a result.Long considered to be a stronghold for of the
Welsh language , the 1970s saw an influx of people from outside Wales, mainly fromEngland , which saw the percentage of Welsh-speakers decline from 83% in 1971 to 55% just ten years later. The figure for 2001 was 57%.Major incident
Just after 14:00 on 20 December 2006
Dyfed-Powys Police reported there was an incident in the village. Eyewitnesses reported hearing shots fired and a smell of burning in the village. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6197179.stm BBC NEWS | Wales | Farmhouse 'siege' is continuing ] ] Two vehicles including a police car were torched during the incident which was caused by a disputed boundary fence. Police arrested two men, and searched a farmhouse property for weapons. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6199659.stm BBC NEWS | Wales | Two held over farmhouse stand-off ] ] The eldest brother was sentenced to three years in prison. While in jail the council took down the fence which was the cause of the whole incident. The younger brother later put out a sign on the side of the road which read 'The fight goes on'.Things to see and do
Llangeitho has one local
public house , the "Three Horse Shoes", which is a major employer to the younger members of Llangeitho. Llangeitho also has onepost office .Llangeitho is allegedly the first place in Britain to have a
roundabout , which is still in the centre of the village, but has seen some major improvements.External links
* [http://www.christian-bookshop.co.uk/free/sht/langrv1.htm Llangeitho and Welsh revivals] by D. Geraint Jones. At the [http://www.christian-bookshop.co.uk/ Heath Christian Bookshop] website
* [http://www.britishsurvey.org/Ceredigion/Llangeitho/ Statistics about Llangeitho]
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2750174 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llangeitho and surrounding area]
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