Llandygwydd
{{Short description|Village in Ceredigion, Wales}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = Wales
| welsh_name =
| constituency_welsh_assembly = Ceredigion
| official_name = Llandygwydd
| coordinates = {{coord|52.06|-4.56|display=inline,title}}
| unitary_wales = Ceredigion
| lieutenancy_wales = Dyfed
| constituency_westminster = Ceredigion Preseli
| post_town = Cardigan
| postcode_district = SA43
| postcode_area = SA
| dial_code = 01239
| os_grid_reference = SN241437
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| static_image = Foundations of the church of Saint Tygwydd.jpg
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| static_image_caption = Foundations of the church of Saint Tygwydd
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Llandygwydd is a small settlement in Ceredigion, west Wales, between Newcastle Emlyn and the town of Cardigan.
Amenities and history
A small stream runs through the village. There also is a parish church with a small graveyard.
It has no commercial buildings. The post office closed in 2001. The village hall is mostly used as a polling station by the local people. The village also has its own short mat bowling club, which meets at the village hall.
Notable people
- The cleric Theophilus Evans of Pen-y-wenallt was christened here in 1693.[http://wbo.llgc.org.uk/en/s-EVAN-THE-1693.html Theophilus Evans], Welsh Biography Onlive, retrieved 26 September 2013
- Morgan Jones (1829–1905), first-class cricketer and High Sheriff of Cardiganshire
References
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External links
- [https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3091678 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llandygwydd and surrounding area]
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Category:Villages in Ceredigion
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