Llechryd
| Llechryd | |
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 Llechryd Bridge over the River Teifi and the entrance to Castell Malgwyn. |
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 Llechryd
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| Llechryd shown within Ceredigion | |
| OS grid reference | SN217438 |
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| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARDIGAN |
| Postcode district | SA43 |
| Dialling code | 01239 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
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Llechryd (Welsh pronunciation: [ɬɛxrɪd]) is a village on the A484 road approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) from Cardigan, in Ceredigion, Wales. It is part of the Community of Llangoedmor.
The name Llechryd derives from the Welsh for "Slate Ford" ("Llech + Rhyd"). As Llechryd is the first point on the river Teifi to the East of Cardigan where, due to the gorge at Cilgerran, crossing is possible, it is perfectly feasible that such a crossing existed prior to the building of the bridge. The position of the hypothetical ford is unknown.
The village is approximately two miles long. Within it, and nearby, are situated businesses, recreational facilities, a school, and religious buildings including:
The canal was not a transport canal rather a conduit for fresh water to a tinworks which stood behind the Castell Malgwyn stable block on the southern bank of the river Teifi.
The river Teifi is tidal and was navigable by lighters as far as Llechryd until the 1840s, when careless working of the slate quarries resulted in severe choking of the Cilgerran Gorge, causing the flooding for which the area is now known and moving the navigable (in all but the smallest boats/canoes) tidal limit downstream of Cilgerran Castle.
Most of the village has been built along the A484 going down into the valley, although some estates branch off the road.
There is a, now disused, mill and associated buildings on the Nant Arberth. These buildings are now residential properties. Much closer to the Teifi, but still on the Nant Arberth below Glanarberth, are the remains of a much older mill. The only evidence left is a platform area for a building, and the remains of a dam like structure with a water channel.
Due to the village's closeness to the Port of Cardigan, many large houses were built nearby by wealthy merchants and Sea Captains. These include Cilbronnau, Noyadd Wilym, Coedmore, Glanolmarch, Pengraig, Castell Malgwyn, Glanarberth, Manor Eifed, Penylan, Llwynduris, Blaen-Pant, and Stradmore.
A battle was fought in or near the town in 1087 between Rhys ab Twdwr and the sons of Bleddin ab Cynfyn. In 1844, during the Rebecca Riots, the weir across the river which had prevented salmon from going upstream was demolished by rioters.
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