Eglwyswen is in Mid Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.9950°, -4.6936°.

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Eglwyswen

Eglwyswen in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit: 4 h–8 h
Best time of year: Spring – autumn (Apr–Oct)

Eglwyswen is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

Eglwyswen (; sometimes called Whitechurch or Whitchurch-by-Cardigan) is a scattered rural settlement and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is on the north slopes of the Preseli Hills, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northwest of Crymych. The south-western part of the parish is in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and includes the settlements of Pontyglasier and Penygroes. The parish is part of the community of Crymych.

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Background

History

Eglwyswen appears on a 1578 parish map of Pembrokeshire as Whitchurch. In the early 19th century much of the parish was arable or pasture, with some upland rough grazing in the south where the Preseli Mountains rise. Local stone was noted as having a good proportion of quartz, and there were good turbaries where turf could be cut for fuel, The population of the parish in 1881 was 302, and in 1891 it was 275. 1891 saw the parish involved in months of widespread agitation against the new Tithe Act; there was some violence towards the bailiffs, who were supported by a police presence. The majority of the farmers in the parish were freeholders, and the long drawn out troubles were referred to…

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