of Glamorgan in South Wales and contains the villages of Penllyn and
Craig Penllyn, together with Pentre Meyrick. It was largely untouched
by the industrialisation of the 19th and 20th centuries, instead
depending on its farming. Affluence and demographic trends have
altered the community and now agriculture is concentrated on a small
number of farms.
The parish contains a number of notable buildings including Penllyn
Castle which dominates the moors over which it looks, the churches of
Llanfrynach and St John’s and a pub each for Penllyn and Craig
Penllyn.
New plans for the vestry and other alterations to the Church of St
John...more information
and if you haven’t received your own copy, then you can read it on
line here.
The next edition will be published in the Summer and Val Caple is
always looking for articles, photos, comments and so on. Please let
her have contributions as soon as possible but before May 21st, or at
least let her know that there is something on its way. See the Contact
page for her email address. And in the meantime don’t forget the
website. She is very happy to write up village events for the web or
for the newsletter.
allow the Joint Penllyn Committee to formulate the strategy and then
to consult the residents before it is adopted. This document was
accepted at the Committee meeting on Feb 9th 2012 as suitable for
wider circulation and comment. You can download a copy here or read
it here.
Steven Madeley for Treoes, but at the AGM to be held on May 8th he is
nominating Lars Tiessen to take over from him...more information