Creuddyn, Ceredigion
Creuddyn was a medieval commote (Welsh: cwmwd) and, later, a lordship in Ceredigion, Wales. It was located between the rivers Ystwyth and Rheidol,[1] and was one of the three commotes of Cantref Penweddig.[2] The name, of Old Welsh origin, probably refers to the Pen Dinas hill fort, anciently known as Dinas Maelor.[3][4] The natural centre of the commote was Llanfihangel y Creuddyn where five roads meet at the village. The name survives in the name of a rural community and church of the same name; however the modern community is much smaller than the medieval commote.
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History
Several princes of Deheubarth ruled in medieval Kingdom of Ceredigion, including Creuddyn. Rhys ap Gruffydd's grandson Maelgwn Fychan (died 1257) battled for control of the area; Gwenllian (died 1254) died at Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn. Either Maelgwn or his grandsons Llywelyn or Rhys may have been responsible for building the large 13th-century church which still stands today.[4][5]
Footnotes
- The Vaughans of Trawsgoed, p. 22
- Archaeologia Cambrensis
- A History of Wales from the Earliest Times
- Ceredigion, A Wealth of History
- Ymddiriedolaeth Archaeolegol Dyfed
References
- Morgan, Gerald, "A Welsh House & Its Family, The Vaughans of Trawsgoed," Gomer Press, Ceredigion 1997
- Morgan, Gerald, "Ceredigion, A Wealth of History" Gomer Press, Ceredigion, 2005
- "Ymddiriedolaeth Archaeolegol Dyfed - Dyfed Archaeological Trust". Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
- Lloyd, John Edward, "A History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest" Volume 1, Longmans, Green, and co., 1912
- Pickering, W., Archaeologia Cambrensis, Series 4, Volume 6, 1875