- Llangoedmor
Llangoedmor is a
village 2mile s east of Cardigan,Ceredigion ,Wales .It is also the name of a Community Council which encompasses Llechryd and parts of Penparc. Its
Welsh language name means "the church of the great wood", derived from thegrove s ofoak and othertree s which existed there. The remnants of thewoodland still exist and are now asite of Special Scientific Interest , this wood is known locally as Cwm Du (meaning "Black Valley" in English).In the
Dark Ages it was the home ofSt Cynllo , whose knee imprints are said to exist in a rock, near the farm named Felin Gynllo. His feast day is17 July . A sparsely populated area, it is mainly made up of farmsteads, the occasionalmansion and detached houses. The Croes-y-Llan area has seen the most recent building activity in the last two decades, and has seen an increase in the population of this village, especially by those from cities who have moved fromurban conurbation s.Llangoedmor was the site of a 12th-century
battle . Samuel Lewis's "A Topographical Dictionary of Wales" (1833 ) states: :"Soon after the death of Henry I, a memorable battle was fought near Crûg Mawr, a conicalhill in this parish, between the Welsh, commanded byGruffudd ap Rhys and the English, in which the latter sustained a signal defeat."These days, Llangoedmor is a popular spot for
tourist s, partly because of its proximity to thePreseli Hills andPembrokeshire Coast National Park .External links
* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/CGN/Llangoedmor/ GENUKI(tm} Website]
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3091699 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llangoedmor and surrounding area]
*gbmapping|SN197458
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