13-510: The Cenarth Falls is a cascade of waterfalls just upstream of the road bridge in the village of Cenarth in Ceredigion , bordering Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire , Wales . They are notable as the first significant barrier on the River Teifi that salmon and migratory seatrout encounter on their return to their home river as they make their way upstream to spawn . Because of this, and
26-448: A few miles upstream of Cenarth provides similar opportunities to watch fish migration. In the 19th and early 20th centuries a leat drew water from behind the falls to power a watermill situated just upstream of the falls on the southern bank. The mill remains to this day but is no longer operational. 52°02′45″N 4°31′26″W / 52.0457°N 4.5238°W / 52.0457; -4.5238 This article about
39-528: A location in Wales is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cenarth 52°02′46″N 4°31′37″W / 52.046°N 4.527°W / 52.046; -4.527 Cenarth ( Welsh pronunciation ) is a village, parish and community in Carmarthenshire , on the border between Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, and close to the border with Pembrokeshire , Wales. It stands on
52-556: A seventeenth-century flour mill and coracle museum. The village is home to the National Coracle Centre . The parish church is dedicated to the local saint , St Llawddog . Although the present building is relatively modern, it is on an important ancient site, and was the "bishop house" of the cantref of Emlyn . Trelech 51°56′43″N 4°30′02″W / 51.94528°N 4.50056°W / 51.94528; -4.50056 Trelech ( Welsh : Tre-lech )
65-581: Is a village and community in Carmarthenshire , in south-west Wales . Trelech is located some 10 miles north-west of Carmarthen and 6.5 miles south of Newcastle Emlyn , and in the parish of Tre-lech a'r Betws. The population taken at the 2011 census was 745. The community is bordered by the communities of: Cenarth ; Cynwyl Elfed ; Abernant ; Meidrim ; and Llanwinio , all being in Carmarthenshire; and by Clydau in Pembrokeshire . The village
78-470: Is home to the Welsh-medium Ysgol Hafodwenog (Hafodwenog Community Primary School), which has around 60 pupils aged 4 to 11, and was opened in 1972 to serve the children of the surrounding settlements of Alma, Bryn Iwan, Cilrhedyn , Dinas, Gelliwen, Pandy, Penybont, and Talog , as well as those of Trelech itself. Trelech has a community centre (in the building, across the road, which housed
91-534: The adjoining parish of East Cilrhedyn , and the enlarged parish corresponds with the modern community, which had a population of 1,022 in the 2001 census . With the community of Newcastle Emlyn , it makes up the Carmarthenshire electoral ward of Cenarth , which had a population of 1,995 in 2001, with 60 per cent Welsh language speakers. The ancient parish (less Newcastle Emlyn) had an area of 6,420 acres (2,600 ha). Its census populations were: 672 (1801); 897 (1851); 638 (1901). The percentage of Welsh-speakers
104-540: The banks of the River Teifi , 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Cardigan and 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Newcastle Emlyn , and features the Cenarth Falls , a popular visitor attraction, and several other listed structures including an 18th-century corn mill incorporating the National Coracle Centre. The ancient parish extended south of the river, and included the town of Newcastle Emlyn. In 1934, it annexed
117-458: The modern school's predecessor) and a pub, the Tafarn Beca. However, given the area's very rural and lightly populated nature, the village no longer has a shop or post office. There is a children's play area, and the school also has a small soccer field. A Trelech electoral ward exists which covers the area. This ward stretches beyond the confines of Trelech community with a total population at
130-592: The very attractive setting of the falls in a natural wooded valley, the falls have become a significant visitor attraction in Ceredigion, including in the autumn when the fish can be watched leaping up the falls. A dramatic painting of the falls was made by Frank Miles and is now at Nottingham City Museum. Miles's father inherited Cardigan Priory from his father, Philip John Miles, but lived in Nottinghamshire as Rector of Bingham. The less well-known Henllan Falls
143-499: The village is Cenarth Bridge over the Teifi west of the falls; the bridge was built in 1787 by William Edwards of Eglwysilan and his son David. The bridge features their trademark series of circular holes (perforated spandrels that allow the weight of the structure to be reduced without losing strength. The bridge is a Grade II*- listed structure and is partly in Carmarthenshire and partly in Ceredigion. Other visitor attractions are
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#1732854691550156-499: The village, the River Teifi emerges from a deep ravine over a ledge that produces a spectacular waterfall when the river is in full spate and this attracts many visitors throughout the year. A dramatic painting of the falls was made by Frank Miles and is now at Nottingham City Museum. Miles's father inherited Cardigan Priory from his father, Philip John Miles, but lived in Nottinghamshire as Rector of Bingham. A dominant feature of
169-538: Was 98 (1891); 96 (1931). The enlarged parish (post-1934) had an area of 12,100 acres (4,900 ha). Its census populations were: 1098 (1951); 1066 (1961); 926 (1971); 971 (1981). The percentage of Welsh-speakers was 92 (1951); 91 (1961); 82 (1971); 69 (1981). The community is bordered by the communities of: Newcastle Emlyn ; Llangeler ; Cynwyl Elfed ; and Trelech , all being in Carmarthenshire; by Clydau and Manordeifi in Pembrokeshire ; and by Beulah , Pen-y-wenallt , and Llandyfriog in Ceredigion . East of
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