Llandeloy
village in Pembrokeshire, Wales
Llandeloy (Welsh: Llan-lwy) is a small village and parish in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales. Together with the parishes of Brawdy and Llanreithan, it constitutes the community of Brawdy, which had a census population of 611 in 2001.
Location
Llandeloy is approximately 7 miles (11 km) east of the city of St Davids, comprising a few dwellings in a rural setting.
Name
There is no firm evidence for the origin of the name of the religious site from which stemmed the present parish. B. G. Charles, in his Place-names of Pembrokeshire says:The present dedication of this LLAN to St. Teilo is a mistake dating from the time of Browne Willis. It has been suggested that the founder's name may have been TYLWYF, a compound of the honorific TY and Llwyf 'elm trees', but no such name is on record. Melville Richards in Enwau Tir a Gwlad opts for "...Ty + Llwyf giving Llandylwyf and a contracted Llan-lwy". Some toponymists agree, but Tylwyf is not a recognised saint.
History
Recorded history begins in 1307, but signs of occupation from the Bronze Age and Iron Age indicate a much longer history.
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