Henllan, Ceredigion

{{Short description|Village in Ceredigion, Wales}}

{{For|the village in Denbighshire|Henllan}}

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Henllan is a village in Ceredigion, Wales.{{Cite web |title=Wilderness escapes: waterfalls, woods and wetland reserves - Discover Ceredigion |url=https://www.discoverceredigion.wales/outdoor-activities-and-adventures/waterfalls-woods-and-wetlands-to-visit/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=www.discoverceredigion.wales}}

Henllan is situated just over the Teifi bridge from the A484 Cardigan to Carmarthen road, some 3 miles (5 km) east of Newcastle Emlyn,{{Cite web |title=History of Henllan, in Ceredigion and Cardiganshire {{!}} Map and description |url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11237 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20161009064658/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk:80/place/11237 |archive-date=2016-10-09 |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk}} and now merges as a result of infill development with the small settlement of Trebedw. The settlement lies to the south of the Teifi Valley Railway amidst steep, attractive woodland areas (many of which are subject to Tree Preservation Orders) in the Teifi Valley.{{Cite web |title=Henllan Falls Carved Tree Graffiti;Henllan Arboroglyphs |url=https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/421279/?term=henllan%20falls |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=coflein.gov.uk}} The name is Old Welsh, Hên-llan, meaning "old church-enclosure".{{Cite web |title=Waun Henllan: Britain's Oldest Meadow |url=https://www.llanellinaturalists.org.uk/index.php/newsletters/sites/279-waun-henllan-britain-s-oldest-meadow |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=www.llanellinaturalists.org.uk}}

Henllan comprises over 90 dwellings. It has a post office and local community facilities, and is served by the new 'Super School' at Llandysul and by Newcastle Emlyn for other shops and services.{{Cite web |title=Ceredigion District through time Historical Statistics on Population for the District/Unitary Authority |url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10099213/theme/POP |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240221083240/https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10099213/theme/POP |archive-date=2024-02-21 |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk}} The Welsh language is in everyday use. Henllan is served on a daily basis by a bus route between Carmarthen and Newcastle Emlyn.{{Cite web |title=Henllan - Historic Landscape Character Area |url=https://heneb.org.uk/hcla/drefach-felindre/henllan/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=Heneb |language=en-GB}}

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Several enterprises are located in the village, including the old railway station at Henllan, which is the centre for the Vale of Teifi Railway Preservation Society, and an important tourist facility for the area. There used to be auction rooms where there is now a garden centre; and there is an artist's studio (Diane Matthias).{{Cite web |title=Henllan and Trebedw |url=https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/423336/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=coflein.gov.uk}} St David's Church is now redundant. The current building dates from the nineteenth century but is built on site of an older structure and holds some medieval stonework.{{Cite web |title=St David's Church, Henllan |url=https://coflein.gov.uk/cy/safle/402538/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=coflein.gov.uk}}

In the village and to the south lies a former Second World War prisoner of war camp, built between 1940 and 1941. From 1943 to 1946, it housed Italian prisoners, then German prisoners from 1946 to 1947. It is currently used for light industrial and storage purposes.{{Cite web |title=Henllan Bridge Prisoner of War Camp, Henllan;Henllan Pow Camp |url=https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/419278/?term=henllan,%20ceredigion |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=coflein.gov.uk}} There is a Catholic chapel on the site, Capel Eidalwyr "Italians' Chapel", built by prisoners of war in a Nissen hut.[http://www.accademiapulia.org/en/news/the-italian-chapel-of-henllan.html The Italian Chapel of Henllan]{{Cite web |title=Capel Eidalwyr, Henllan Bridge Prisoner of War Camp, Henllan |url=https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/301814/?term=henllan,%20ceredigion |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=coflein.gov.uk}}

To the southeast of the village at Pen-ffynnon on the A484 is the West Wales Museum of Childhood, displaying a collection of toys, many of which were made in Wales by companies that have closed, such as Corgi Toys.{{cite news|publisher=BBC|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-35535265|date=28 February 2016|title=Welsh toy manufacturing has 'almost disappeared'|accessdate=28 February 2016}}

The walk from the bridge to Henllan Falls is owned by the National Trust.{{Cite web |title=Walk through Henllan, National Trust woodland. slideshow by Roger Adams. Part 2 |url=https://www.peoplescollection.wales/items/507481 |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=Peoples Collection Wales |language=en}}