Abercych

Abercych is an ancient settlement, the Welsh placename of which means 'the mouth of the Afon Cych', referring to where the Cych joins the River Teifi. The earliest recorded settlement was a forge, now no longer in existence. The linear nature of the present village arose from the joining up of several discrete settlements: Pont Hercws, Forge Cych, Penrhiw, Pont Treseli and Abercych itself. There were about 30 houses in the 1840s.

Abercych is a village in the parish and community of Manordeifi, Pembrokeshire, of fewer than 100 houses scattered mostly along the sides of a small lane that runs along the western slopes of the Cych valley. It is 5.5 mi from the nearest town, Newcastle Emlyn. The village is rural with no industry except for a timber sawmill at the western end of the village. It has a village hall which hosts the Manordeifi Community Council meetings every other month, and two public houses: The Penrhiw Inn and The Nag's Head; the latter used to have its own microbrewery. There is a number of small 'cottage industries' in the village including the magazine Sacred Hoop. An annual dance festival has been…