Penbryn

Penbryn

Penbryn beach
Penbryn
 Penbryn shown within Ceredigion
Population 1,270 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSN294520
Principal areaCeredigion
Ceremonial countyDyfed
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Llandysul
Postcode district SA44
Dialling code 01269
Police Dyfed-Powys
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK ParliamentCeredigion
Welsh AssemblyCeredigion
List of places
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Wales
Ceredigion

Coordinates: 52°08′24″N 4°29′40″W / 52.13988°N 4.49436°W / 52.13988; -4.49436

Penbryn (grid reference SN294520) is a village on the coast of Ceredigion in Wales, some ten miles up the coast from Cardigan between the villages of Tresaith and Llangrannog. It lies on the Ceredigion Coast Path.

It consists mostly of farms and caravan sites. Penbryn Beach is owned by the National Trust and was used for location filming for the James Bond film Die Another Day.

Near the village is the Corbalengi Stone, a monument of the Early Christian period inscribed: "CORBALENGI IACIT ORDOVS". "Ordovs" is generally agreed to be the local tribe the Ordovices but "Corbalengi" is not found elsewhere, and there are many theories as to the significance of the inscription.[2]

The Church of St Michael is of 12th century origin. [3]

Governance

An electoral ward of the same name exists. This ward extends beyond the confines of Penbryn community with a total population of 2,045.[4]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. ↑ UCL UK Archaeology database
  3. ↑ "Church of St.michael, Penbryn, Penbryn". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 13 May 2015.


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