Historic houses · Mid Wales
Old Gwernyfed
Old Gwernyfed in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Old Gwernyfed 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
Old Gwernyfed (Welsh: Hen Wernyfed) is a house dating from the medieval period in the community of Gwernyfed, Powys, Wales, close to the village of Felindre. It remains a private home and is a Grade I listed building. The gardens are listed on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.
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Background
History
The Gwernyfed estate is of ancient origin; it is reputed to have been given by Bernard de Neufmarché (), the earliest of the Norman marcher lords, to Peter Gunter. It came into the ownership of the Williams family at the end of the 16th century. David Williams (d.1613), made his fortune in the law, serving as attorney general for South Wales from 1581-1595, Recorder of Brecon 1581-1604, Serjeant-at-law in 1593 and a judge of the King's Bench in 1604. His earnings funded extensive land purchases including the Gwernyfed estate which he bought from John Gunter in 1600. He also built up a substantial estate centred on Kingston Bagpuize in Oxfordshire where he died in 1613. Subsequent…
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- Coordinates
- 52.0214, -3.1928
- Address
- Gwernyfed, Powys, Wales
Sources
- wikidata: Q17743242 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Old Gwernyfed (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Old Gwernyfed?
- Old Gwernyfed is in Mid Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.0214°, -3.1928°.
- Who owns Old Gwernyfed?
- Old Gwernyfed is owned by Privately owned.