Guilsfield
Guilsfield(Welsh:Cegidfa,lit."Hemlock-field ") is a village and local governmentcommunityinMontgomeryshire,Powys,Wales. It lies beside Guilsfield Brook about three miles north ofWelshpool.It is located on the B4392 road and a disused branch of theMontgomery Canalstarts nearby. The community has an area of 30.01 km2(11.59 sq mi) and had a population of 1,640 in 2001.[1]rising to 1,727 in 2011. The community includes the villages ofBurgedinandGroes-lwyd.The village itself had a population of about 1,220.[2]
Name
[edit]The Welsh name of the village was first recorded in the 12th century asKegitua.The English name was first recorded in 1278 as "Guildesfelde". It may be named after a person (i.e., "Gyldi's field" ) or could mean "gold field".[3]
History
[edit]In 1862, a hoard of metalwork from thelate Bronze Agewas discovered near the village. It contained over 120 pieces such as swords, spearheads, and axes.[4]
Notable buildings
[edit]St Aelhaiarn's Church
[edit]TheChurch of St Aelhaiarnis dedicated toSaint Aelhaiarn,but has sometimes been erroneously recorded as dedicated toSaint Giles,All Saints, andSaint Tysilio.[5]The tower of the present church dates to about 1300.[1]Although the feast of Saint Aelhaiarn is recorded as 2 November, hislocal fairwas traditionally held six days later on the 8th.[5]The churchyard is also listed, at Grade II*, on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register.[6]
Maesmawr Hall and Trawscoed Hall
[edit]There are several large houses in the area including Maesmawr Hall which dates from 1692 and Trawscoed Hall from 1777.[1]
Brookland Hall
[edit]Brookland Hall, to the SE of the village, is aGrade II listed building[7]and itsVictoriangarden is listed, also at Grade II, on theCadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.[8]
The Garth
[edit]The Garth, to the west of the village, was an unusual architectural work byJohn Claudius Loudon,more usually known for hislandscape gardening.The house has been demolished by the remnants of the garden and park are listed at Grade II on theCadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.[9]
Sport
[edit]Guilsfield has afootballteam,Guilsfield F.C.,which plays in theCymru Northleague.
References
[edit]- ^abcDavies, John; Nigel Jenkins, Menna Baines & Peredur I. Lynch (2008)The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales,University of Wales Press, Cardiff.
- ^"Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".
- ^Owen, Hywel Wyn & Richard Morgan (2007)Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales,Gomer Press, Llandysul, Ceredigion.
- ^Barker, Louise (2008)Guilsfield Hoard,Coflein.
- ^abBaring-Gould, Sabine & al.The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and Such Irish Saints as Have Dedications in Britain,Vol. I, pp. 101 ff.Chas. Clark (London), 1908. Hosted at Archive.org. Accessed 18 Nov 2014.
- ^Cadw."St Aelhaiarn's Churchyard, Guilsfield (PGW(Po)54(POW))".National Historic Assets of Wales.Retrieved6 February2023.
- ^Cadw."Brookland Hall (Grade II) (15800)".National Historic Assets of Wales.Retrieved15 February2023.
- ^Cadw."Brookland Hall (PGW(Po)37(POW))".National Historic Assets of Wales.Retrieved6 February2023.
- ^Cadw."The Garth (PGW(Po)38(POW))".National Historic Assets of Wales.Retrieved6 February2023.
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