Pentre Bychan: Difference between revisions
| Line 40: | Line 40: | ||
==Notable residents== |
==Notable residents== |
||
[[John Share Jones]] MBE, Veterinary Surgeon and [[Liberal Party]] candidate lived at Pentrebychan Hall |
[[John Share Jones]] [[MBE]], Veterinary Surgeon and [[Liberal Party]] candidate lived at Pentrebychan Hall |
||
[[Susan Elan Jones]], [[Welsh Labour|Labour]] Member of Parliament for the [[Clwyd South]] constituency lives on the outskirts of the village. |
[[Susan Elan Jones]], [[Welsh Labour|Labour]] Member of Parliament for the [[Clwyd South]] constituency lives on the outskirts of the village. |
||
Revision as of 14:50, 14 August 2015
Pentrebychan (variously spelled as either one word or two, with the literal Welsh language meaning of "little village") is a semi-rural hamlet in the county borough of Wrexham, Wales
It is situated between Rhostyllen and Johnstown in the ward of Esclusham, some four miles south-east of Wrexham town centre.
History
The Pentrebychan estate was once of great importance in the area. The 16th century house originally belonged to the Tegin family. It was a single storey building, half-timbered with wattle and daub.
In 1620 the estate was purchased Hugh Meredith and the Meredith family, who owned several local coal mines, occupied the estate until 1802 when Thomas Meredith, the last of the male line, died. The family traced their ancestry to Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, Prince of Powys. The Hall and estate were described as being among the most extensive in the area and many of the Welsh place names on the estate in the days of the early Merediths are extant today.
In 1823 the hall was replaced with a larger, three storey, dressed-stone building with gables, which had a stable block and coachhouse at the rear. The hall was surrounded by landscaped gardens which included a brick dovecote which dated back to 1721.
The house was used to house refugees during World War II. The building was purchased by Denbighshire County Council in 1948, who at the time administered the area, and was demolished in 1963. The Wrexham crematorium was later built on the site, located on Pentre Bychan Road, off Smithy Lane, and opened in 1966. The house's magnificent gardens and woods remain, together with the dovecote, a `fine example of an eighteenth century dovecote' constructed in 1721 and Grade II listed since 1977. They are utilised in the crematorium's 40 acre grounds which include three pools.[1]
The ancient monument Offa's Dyke runs through Pentre Bychan.
The notable Arts & Crafts Architect Frank Shayler designed two houses on Pentre Bychan Road. Originally intended to be a group of twelve houses to the frontage of Pentrebychan Hall, construction was halted by the Second World War.
Dee Valley Water and Scottish Power are prominent businesses located on the Wrexham Road at Packsaddle Bridge.
Notable residents
John Share Jones MBE, Veterinary Surgeon and Liberal Party candidate lived at Pentrebychan Hall
Susan Elan Jones, Labour Member of Parliament for the Clwyd South constituency lives on the outskirts of the village.
Llŷr Williams, classical pianist, was raised in Pentrebychan, where his parents still live.
Countryside Walk
Pentre Bychan can be visited as part of one of Wrexham County Council's Countryside Walks.[2]
Notes