Historic churches · Mid Wales
Penboyr
Penboyr in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Penboyr 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
Penboyr is a hamlet in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales consisting of a number of houses, smallholdings, farms and a church.
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Description
"This is a small area within modern Carmarthenshire consisting of regular rectangular fields and dispersed farms. It lies within the medieval Cantref Emlyn, in Emlyn Uwch-Cych commote. Cantref Emlyn had been partly brought under Anglo-Norman control in c.1100 when Emlyn Is-Cych commote to the west was reconstituted as the Lordship of Cilgerran. Numerous castles were established in Uwch-Cych comote - none of which has any recorded history - but the commote was back under Welsh control by the 1130s, where it remained throughout the 12th and early 13th centuries. A motte-and-bailey castle, ‘Tomen Llawddog’, was established within this character area, immediately next to Penboyr parish church,…
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- Coordinates
- 52.0017, -4.3967
- District
- Carmarthenshire
- Parish
- Llangeler
- Postcode
- SA44 5JE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Caerfyrddin
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Penboyr?
- Penboyr is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SA44 5JE), in the parish of Llangeler.
- Is Penboyr free to visit?
- Yes, Penboyr is free to enter.
- How do I get to Penboyr?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SA44 5JE. It sits within the Caerfyrddin parliamentary constituency.