Caerfarchell

Caerfarchell
Chapel at Caerfarchell
Caerfarchell is located in Pembrokeshire
Caerfarchell
Caerfarchell
Location within Pembrokeshire
OS grid referenceSM795270
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
List of places
UK
Wales
Pembrokeshire
51°54′N 5°13′W / 51.90°N 5.21°W / 51.90; -5.21

Caerfarchell (Welsh pronunciation: [kaɪrvɑːrxɛɬ]) is a small village in Pembrokeshire, Wales, 3 miles northeast of St Davids, close by the A487 road. It is in the community of St Davids and the Cathedral Close.

Description

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Several houses are built around a small village green.

In 2001 the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority drew up a conservation statement with the help of villagers.[1]

History

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It is believed the village originated in the 14th or 15th centuries.[2] Early medieval burials have been recorded. An early 19th century farm building opposite the chapel is a Grade II-listed building[3] and there are nine other listed buildings in the vicinity.[4]

Chapel

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A Calvinist Methodist Chapel was built in 1763 and replaced by the current building in 1827. It is Grade II* listed.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Villages discuss conservation". Western Telegraph. 13 November 2001. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Dyfed Archaeological Trust: 297 Waun Caerfarchell". Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  3. ^ Cadw. "Outbuilding to rear of Caerfarchell Farmhouse (Grade II) (12663)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Dyfed Archaeological Trust: 288 Treledydd - Tretio - Caerfarchell". Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Caerfarchell Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Caerfarchell (11216)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  6. ^ Cadw. "Capel Caerfarchell & Outbuilding to NE corner of Forecourt (Grade II*) (12664)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 21 July 2019.