Cwrtnewydd

Summary

Cwrtnewydd, or Cwrt-newydd, or Cwrt Newydd, is a village in the community and parish of Llanwenog, towards the south of the county of Ceredigion, Wales.

Cwrtnewydd
Village
Capel-y-Bryn, Cwrtnewydd
Capel-y-Bryn, Cwrtnewydd
Cwrtnewydd is located in Wales
Cwrtnewydd
Cwrtnewydd
Location of Cwrtnewydd in Wales
Coordinates: 52°6′43″N 4°12′20″W / 52.11194°N 4.20556°W / 52.11194; -4.20556
CountryWales
CountyCeredigion
CommunityLlanwenog
Postcode
SA40 9YW

Cwrtnewydd is on the B4338 road, north of the A475, just to the west of the town of Lampeter and to the northwest of Llanybydder.

Notable people edit

  • Abel Morgan (1673-1722), Welsh Baptist minister, born in Cwrtnewydd
  • David Bevan Jones (1807–1863), (AKA Dewi Elfed), Baptist minister in Cwrtnewydd, bard, and leading figure in the Latter Day Saint movement
  • David Thomas (1828–1909), (AKA Dewi Hefin), poet and teacher, schoolmaster in Cwrtnewydd
  • David Rees Davies [cy] (1875-1964), poet and local historian, born in Cwrtnewydd
  • Edgar Evans (1912-2007), operatic tenor, born in Cwrtnewydd

External links edit

  • "Cwrtnewydd". Ceredigion. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  • "Cwrt Newydd, Cardiganshire". visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2017.