Trefin
| Trefin | |
|---|---|
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  Trefin Location withinPembrokeshire | |
| Population | 216 |
| OS grid reference | SM8230 |
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| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Haverfordwest |
| Postcode district | SA62 |
| Dialling code | 01348 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Trefin(Welsh standardised:Tre-fin)[i],formerly anglicised asTrevine,[2][3][4][5]is a village in NorthPembrokeshire,south-westWales.The village lies within the parish andcommunityofLlanrhian,which has a significantWelsh-speakingpopulation.[6]
Etymology
[edit]The name "Trefin" possibly derives from "Tref" meaningfarmstead,and "Ddyn" meaning high ground.[7]
History
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Trefin was settled in themedieval period,around the 12th–13th centuries,[8]having an overall linear arrangement and faint traces of anopen-field system.Its earliest inhabitants were ofEnglishorFlemishorigin.[7][8]
The settlement had links with the estate of theecclesiastical lordship of St Davids.[9]TheArchdruidCrwys,who was born inCraig Cefn Parc,Glamorganshire,had links to the village, with the historic mill at nearby Aberfelin being the subject of his poemMelin Trefin.[10]Some of Trefin's old village cottages and the old mill's remains date back to the 15th century.[9]
The medieval mill, built for use by the bishops in and located in a rocky cove, was used for roughly 500 years by the local populace until 1918 when it was closed due to cheaper wheat imports from abroad impacted the mill's production.[7][11][12]When operating, the wheat at the mill was milled to produce flour for bread andbarleywas ground into winter feed for livestock.[11]
From the 1800s, most of the village was rebuilt with a mix of early 1900s cottages and largerVictorianhomes built for "sea captains". The other main industry during this period alongside farming and shipping, were the mechanised slate quarries near the coast, expanded in the 1860s, with its resources exported fromPorthgain's port.[7][8]
Two chapels were built in the village. The first the Trefin Calvinistic Methodist Chapel built in 1786 (rebuilt in 1834), became a centre for theCalvinistic Methodist Churchin Wales and was restored in 1936.[7][13]The other chapel, the Baptist Chapel was built in 1840, rebuilt in around 1870 and served as a branch of Croesgoch.[7][14]
By the 1900s cheap grain was being imported from overseas and milled in larger mills in towns and cities, leading to the closure of Aberfelin mill in 1918. The mill stones remain in the ruins of the roofless mill.[15]
The historic centre of the village was designated as aConservation Areain 1997.[8]
Community
[edit]Trefin is surrounded by theIrish Seaand on thePembrokeshire Coast Path,[9]betweenPorthgainandAbercastle.It is on the route of the Strumble Shuttlebusservice, part of the Pembrokeshire Greenways public transport service. Carreg Samson, a Neolithic burial chamber is located nearby, between the village and Abercastle.[9]Trefin lies within thePembrokeshire Coast National Park,[8]the only coastal area included in theNational parks of the United Kingdom.
Trefin is a small village of around 130 people, and houses a weaving centre, The Mill cafe, two chapels (both now closed), a pubThe Ship Inn,a hostel 'Old School Hostel' as well as holiday accommodation.[9]Nearby villages includeLlanrhian,Abercastle, Porthgain,Mathry,Square and Compass, Penparc andCroesgoch.The village is betweenFishguardand St Davids.[16]
Notable people
[edit]- Thomas Richard(1783–1856), a Calvinistic Methodist minister, born in Trefin.[17]
- Edgar Phillips(1889–1962), Welsh poet and served as Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales[9]
- Cerys MatthewsMBE (born 1969), singer, songwriter, author and broadcaster[9]
Notes
[edit]- ^abUnder theWelsh Language Commissioner's standardisation of Welsh place names, the settlement is to be written as "Tre-fin" in Welsh, although "Trefin" may still be used in Welsh-language sources.[1]
References
[edit]- ^"List of Standardised Welsh Place-names".welshlanguagecommissioner.wales.Retrieved24 August2022.
- ^"Trefin".www.britishplacenames.uk.Retrieved24 August2022.
- ^"Tre-fin Village (406363)".Coflein.RCAHMW.Retrieved24 August2022.
- ^"Trefin, Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro) (or Trevine)".Ordnance SurveyGetOutside.
- ^"Trefin".Ordnance Survey.
- ^"Welsh speakers by electoral division, 2011 Census".statswales.gov.wales.27 March 2011.
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- ^abcdef"Trefin Chapel".National Churches Trust.Retrieved24 August2022.
- ^abcdeTrefin - Conservation Area Proposals(PDF).Pembrokeshire Coast National ParkAuthority. 12 October 2011. p. 7.
- ^abcdefg"Trefin, Pembrokeshire, Wales - Visit Pembrokeshire".www.visitpembrokeshire.com.Retrieved24 August2022.
- ^"Cerys names baby after home".19 August 2003.Retrieved6 July2016– via bbc.co.uk.
- ^ab"Trefin Mill, Pembrokeshire".Peoples Collection Wales.Retrieved24 August2022.
- ^"Aberfelin Corn Mill, Near Trefin (40225)".Coflein.RCAHMW.Retrieved24 August2022.
- ^"Trefin Chapel (welsh Calvinistic Methodist), Ffordd-yr-afon, Trefine, Mathry (11088)".Coflein.RCAHMW.Retrieved24 August2022.
- ^"Elim Capel Bach Baptist Sunday School;trefin;trevine, Ffordd-y-felin, Trefin;trevine (11087)".Coflein.RCAHMW.Retrieved24 August2022.
- ^"Geograph:: Ruins of Trefin Mill/Melin Trefin (C) Pauline E".Retrieved6 July2016.
- ^"Trefin Cottages | VisitWales".www.visitwales.com.Retrieved24 August2022.
- ^"Richard, Thomas (1783 - 1856), Calvinistic Methodist minister".Dictionary of Welsh Biography.National Library of Wales.