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Eglwyswen
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Eglwyswen (; sometimes called Whitechurch or Whitchurch-by-Cardigan) is a scattered rural settlement and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is on the north slopes of the Preseli Hills, northwest of Crymych. The south-western part of the parish is in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and includes the settlements of Pontyglasier and Penygroes. The parish is part of the community of Crymych.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Eglwyswen is referenced by 13 other articles, and connects out to Wales, list of sovereign states and geographic coordinate system.
It is catalogued under the topic Villages in Pembrokeshire.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Official name
- Eglwys Wen
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Crymych
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Eglwyswen (; sometimes called Whitechurch or Whitchurch-by-Cardigan) is a scattered rural settlement and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is on the north slopes of the Preseli Hills, northwest of Crymych. The south-western part of the parish is in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and includes the settlements of Pontyglasier and Penygroes. The parish is part of the community of Crymych.
==Name== The Welsh placename means "white church". It was formerly called Whitchurch-by-Cardigan to distinguish it from Whitchurch near St David's. The parish is predominantly Welsh-speaking.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eglwyswen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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