Llandygwidd, Cardiganshire

Description
Llandygwidd, a parish in Cardiganshire, lying on the river Teifi, at the boundary with Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire, 4 miles SE of Cardigan. Post town, Llechryd (R.S.O.) Acreage, 5643; population, 880. The manor belonged to the Bishops of St David's, who had a palace here, and it passed to the Griffiths. Llwyndyrus, the seat of the Griffiths, is on the site of the episcopal palace, and other chief residences are Stradmore Vale, Noyadd Trevawr, Penylan, and Blaenpant. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St David's ; net value, £270 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of St David's. The church is dedicated to St Dygwydd, has been rebuilt, is in the Early English style, of local stone with Bath stone dressings, and has a tower with wooden spire 130 feet high.