Henfynyw

Henfynyw
Henfynyw Location within Ceredigion
Population	1,045
OS grid reference	SN 4511 6113
• Cardiff	69.6 mi (112.0 km)
• London	183.5 mi (295.3 km)
Community	Henfynyw
Principal area	Ceredigion
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ABERAERON
Postcode district	SA46
Post town	LLANARTH
Postcode district	SA47
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Ceredigion Preseli
List of places UK Wales Ceredigion 52°13′35″N 4°16′09″W / 52.226498°N 4.269209°W / 52.226498; -4.269209 Community map Map of the community

Henfynyw (Welsh pronunciation: [henˈvənɪu̯]) is a village and community in the county of Ceredigion, Wales, just outside Aberaeron, and is 69.6 miles (111.9 km) from Cardiff and 183.5 miles (295.4 km) from London.^[1][2] In 2011 the population of Henfynyw numbered 1045, with 54.3% of them able to speak Welsh.^[3] The community includes the villages of Ffos-y-ffin, Llwyncelyn and Derwen-gam

By the twelfth century, Henfynyw church was dedicated to St. David, and early Christian lore had it that Henfynyw was the place where St David had spent some of his early years. For instance, the 'Holy Bard of Brecon' (Gwynfardd Brycheiniog, flourished 1176 AD) drew on this lore, when he included Henfynyw church in a poem. His "Ode to St David" listed the places in Wales that were then closely associated with St. David...

"And fair Henfynyw, by the side of the glen of Aeron,

Fields prolific in clover, and woods full of wealth."^[4]

There is now no sure evidence for Henfynyw in the life of St. David, but Henfynyw church is ancient and has an inscribed stone in the east wall dated to the period 600–800 AD.

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