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'''Three Cocks''' or {{lang|cy|'''Aberllynfi'''}} is a village near [[Glasbury]] in [[Powys]], Wales. The [[Welsh language|Welsh]] name refers to the mouth of the [[Afon Llynfi (Wye)|Afon Llynfi]] which enters the [[River Wye]] a mile from the village. The nearest town is [[Hay-on-Wye]] some 5 miles (8.5 km) to the North East.
'''Three Cocks''' or {{lang|cy|'''Aberllynfi'''}} ({{IPA|cy|ˌabɛrˈɬənvi|lang}}) is a village near [[Glasbury]] in [[Powys]], Wales. The [[Welsh language|Welsh]] name refers to the mouth of the [[Afon Llynfi (Wye)|Afon Llynfi]] which enters the [[River Wye]] a mile from the village. The nearest town is [[Hay-on-Wye]] some 5 miles (8.5 km) to the northeast.


==Three Cocks Coaching Inn==
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==Aberllynfi parish==
[[File:The Three Cocks Inn name sign, Three Cocks - geograph.org.uk - 3203612.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Three Cocks inn sign]]
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Aberllynfi was once a separate ecclesiastical [[parish]], but its church fell into disuse in the 18th century.<ref>Rev. W.E.T. Morgan, Hay and neighbourhood, 1932.</ref>
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The curious English name of the village is comparatively recent and was taken from the former railway station ([[Three Cocks Junction railway station|Three Cocks Junction]], now a garden centre) where the [[Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway]] met the [[Mid-Wales Railway]]. The station derived its name from the 15th century Three Cocks Inn (a coaching inn, still extant<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.threecockshotel.com/ |title=The Three Cocks Hotel |publisher=Threecockshotel.com |access-date=2015-03-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/318086 |title=The Three Cocks Hotel (C) Jonathan Billinger :: Geograph Britain and Ireland |publisher=Geograph.org.uk |access-date=2015-03-16}}</ref>) which in turn took its name from the [[coat of arms|armorial bearings]] of former local landowners, the Williams family of Old Gwernyfed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coflein.gov.uk/pdf/CPG321/ |title=Old Gwernyfed |publisher=Coflein.gov.uk |access-date=2015-03-16}}</ref> These were supposed to have been based on the arms of the medieval Welsh prince Einon Sais, who lived in Aberllynfi, but this is probably a later invention. The station, together with all the services which ran through it, was closed in December 1962.

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The curious English name of the village is comparatively recent and was taken from the former railway station ([[Three Cocks Junction railway station|Three Cocks Junction]], now a garden centre) where the [[Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway]] met the [[Mid-Wales Railway]]. The station derived its name from the 15th century Three Cocks Inn (a coaching inn, still extant<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.threecockshotel.com/ |title=The Three Cocks Hotel |publisher=Threecockshotel.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/318086 |title=The Three Cocks Hotel (C) Jonathan Billinger :: Geograph Britain and Ireland |publisher=Geograph.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref>) which in turn took its name from the [[coat of arms|armorial bearings]] of former local landowners, the Williams family of Old Gwernyfed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coflein.gov.uk/pdf/CPG321/ |title=Old Gwernyfed |publisher=Coflein.gov.uk |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref> These were supposed to have been based on the arms of the medieval Welsh prince Einon Sais, who lived in Aberllynfi, but this is probably a later invention. The station, together with all the services which ran through it, was closed in December 1962.


Thomas Edwards, a former innkeeper of the Three Cocks, was also a bridge-builder, constructing the 7-arch Glasbury Bridge in 1777 (destroyed by floods in 1795) and rebuilding the 3-arch bridge over the Llynfi at Pont Ithel in 1783.<ref>A.W. Skempton, A biographical dictionary of civil engineers in Great Britain and Ireland, Vol.1, pp 210-211 (2002) {{ISBN|0-7277-2939-X}}</ref>
Thomas Edwards, a former innkeeper of the Three Cocks, was also a bridge-builder, constructing the 7-arch Glasbury Bridge in 1777 (destroyed by floods in 1795) and rebuilding the 3-arch bridge over the Llynfi at Pont Ithel in 1783.<ref>A.W. Skempton, A biographical dictionary of civil engineers in Great Britain and Ireland, Vol.1, pp 210-211 (2002) {{ISBN|0-7277-2939-X}}</ref>


==Gwernyfed==
==Gwernyfed==
The original house and [[medieval deer park|deer park]] of Old Gwernyfed, to the south of the village, is of medieval origin, but the house was extensively rebuilt in the 17th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cpat.org.uk/projects/longer/histland/midwye/mworname.htm |title=Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust - Projects - Historic Landscapes - Middle Wye - Administrative Landscapes |publisher=Cpat.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref> In 1600 it was purchased by Sir David Williams, [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for the [[Brecon (UK Parliament constituency)|Borough of Brecon]] (1584–93, 1597–1604). In 1613, it was inherited by his son, Sir Henry Williams, MP for the Borough of Brecon (1601–04) and for [[Breconshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Breconshire]] (1620–28). His son, also [[Sir Henry Williams, 2nd Baronet|Sir Henry Williams]], was also MP for Breconshire (1628–29).<ref name="yba.llgc.org.uk">{{cite web|url=https://biography.wales/article/s-WILL-GWE-1536 |title=The National Library of Wales :: Dictionary of Welsh Biography |publisher=Yba.llgc.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref> On 6 August 1645, he was said to have entertained [[Charles I of England|King Charles I]] at Gwernyfed, following Charles' defeat at the [[Battle of Naseby]].<ref>J. Britton et al., The Beauties of England and Wales, p. 100 (1815)</ref> Curiously, [[Edward Williams (died 1721)|Sir Edward Williams]] was not a relation (despite his surname), but married the family heiress in 1675. This seems to have ensured that he too became MP for Breconshire (1697–98, 1705–21).<ref name="yba.llgc.org.uk"/> In 1776, Thomas Wood also married the family heiress.<ref name="archives"/> Their son, [[Thomas Wood (1777–1860)|Thomas Wood]], was MP for Breconshire for forty-one years (1806–47). He enjoyed the friendship of members of the royal family and [[George IV of the United Kingdom|King George IV]] visited him at Old Gwernyfed.<ref name=archives>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=074-acc1302&cid=0#0 |title=Wood Family |publisher=Nationalarchives.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref> The house is now a [[grade I listed]] building.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-6654-old-gwernyfed-gwernyfed |title=Old Gwernyfed - Gwernyfed - Powys - Wales |publisher=Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk |date=1952-02-28 |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref>
The original house and [[medieval deer park|deer park]] of [[Old Gwernyfed]] ({{IPA|cy|ɡwɛrˈnəvɛd|lang}}), to the south of the village, is of medieval origin, but the house was extensively rebuilt in the 17th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cpat.org.uk/projects/longer/histland/midwye/mworname.htm |title=Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust - Projects - Historic Landscapes - Middle Wye - Administrative Landscapes |publisher=Cpat.org.uk |access-date=2015-03-16}}</ref> In 1600 it was purchased by Sir David Williams, [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for the [[Brecon (UK Parliament constituency)|Borough of Brecon]] (1584–93, 1597–1604). In 1613, it was inherited by his son, Sir Henry Williams, MP for the Borough of Brecon (1601–04) and for [[Breconshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Breconshire]] (1620–28). His son, also [[Sir Henry Williams, 2nd Baronet|Sir Henry Williams]], was also MP for Breconshire (1628–29).<ref name="yba.llgc.org.uk">{{cite DWB |id=s-WILL-GWE-1536 |title=WILLIAMS families, of Gwernyfed, in the parish of Glasbury, Brecknock|access-date=2015-03-16}}</ref> On 6 August 1645, he was said to have entertained [[Charles I of England|King Charles I]] at Gwernyfed, following Charles' defeat at the [[Battle of Naseby]].<ref>J. Britton et al., The Beauties of England and Wales, p. 100 (1815)</ref> Curiously, [[Edward Williams (died 1721)|Sir Edward Williams]] was not a relation (despite his surname), but married the family heiress in 1675. This seems to have ensured that he too became MP for Breconshire (1697–98, 1705–21).<ref name="yba.llgc.org.uk"/> In 1776, Thomas Wood also married the family heiress.<ref name="archives"/> Their son, [[Thomas Wood (1777–1860)|Thomas Wood]], was MP for Breconshire for forty-one years (1806–47). He enjoyed the friendship of members of the royal family and [[George IV of the United Kingdom|King George IV]] visited him at Old Gwernyfed.<ref name=archives>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=074-acc1302&cid=0#0 |title=Wood Family |publisher=Nationalarchives.gov.uk |access-date=2015-03-16}}</ref> The house is now a [[grade I listed]] building.<ref>{{NHAW|num=6654|desc=Old Gwernyfed, Powys|grade=I|access-date=15 February 2023}}</ref> The gardens and park are listed at Grade II* on the [[Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales]].<ref>{{NHAW|uid=321|num=PGW(Po)5(POW)|desc=Old Gwernyfed & Gwernyfed Park|class=HPG|access-date=6 February 2023}}</ref>


Gwernyfed Park, a much later [[Jacobean architecture|Jacobean-style]] house within the deer park, was built for [[Thomas Wood (1804–1872)|Captain Thomas Wood]], MP for [[Middlesex (UK Parliament constituency)|Middlesex]], by [[William Eden Nesfield]] in the 1870s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coflein.gov.uk/pdf/CPG326/ |title=Gwernyfed Park |publisher=Coflein.gov.uk |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref> During the Second World War, it was requisitioned and used by the [[South Wales Borderers]].<ref>[http://www.gwernyfed-hs.powys.sch.uk/our_history.php ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015043548/http://www.gwernyfed-hs.powys.sch.uk/our_history.php |date=October 15, 2008 }}</ref> Since 1950, it has formed part of [[Gwernyfed High School]]. A [[rugby union]] club, [[Gwernyfed RFC]], was founded at the school in the 1960s, but now plays at and represents the nearby town of [[Talgarth]]. Gwernyfed Park is now a [[grade II* listed]] building.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-7464-gwernyfed-high-school-gwernyfed |title=Gwernyfed High School - Gwernyfed - Powys - Wales |publisher=Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk |date=1976-05-01 |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref>
Gwernyfed Park, a much later [[Jacobean architecture|Jacobean-style]] house within the deer park, was built for Captain Thomas Wood by [[William Eden Nesfield]] in the 1870s.<ref>{{National Historic Assets of Wales|num=7464|desc=Gwernyfed High School |grade=II*|access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Coflein|num=25575 |desc=Gwernyfed Park; Gwernyfed High School |access-date=29 September 2021}}</ref> During the Second World War, it was requisitioned and used by the [[South Wales Borderers]].<ref>[http://www.gwernyfed-hs.powys.sch.uk/our_history.php ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015043548/http://www.gwernyfed-hs.powys.sch.uk/our_history.php |date=October 15, 2008 }}</ref> Since 1950, it has formed part of [[Gwernyfed High School]]. A [[rugby union]] club, [[Gwernyfed RFC]], was founded at the school in the 1960s, but now plays at and represents the nearby town of [[Talgarth]]. Gwernyfed Park is now a [[grade II* listed]] building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-7464-gwernyfed-high-school-gwernyfed |title=Gwernyfed High School - Gwernyfed - Powys - Wales |publisher=Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk |date=1976-05-01 |access-date=2015-03-16}}</ref>


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==Aberllynfi parish and community==
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Following local government reorganization in 1974, Aberllynfi has been placed in the [[Community (Wales)|Community]] of Gwernyfed, together with the neighbouring village of Felindre and the southern part of the village of Glasbury.<ref>{{cite web|author=Neighbourhood Statistics |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadAreaMetadata.do?a=7&b=801391&c=presteigne&d=14&e=5&g=415358&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1248078356226&enc=1&areaId=801391 |title=Check Browser Settings |publisher=Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-03-16}}</ref>
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Aberllynfi was once a separate ecclesiastical [[parish]], but its church fell into disuse in the 18th century.<ref>Rev. W.E.T. Morgan, Hay and neighbourhood, 1932.</ref>

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Following local government reorganization in 1985, the former [[Community (Wales)|Community]] of Aberllynfi has been placed in the Community of [[Gwernyfed]], together with the neighbouring village of [[Felindre, Powys|Felindre]] and the southern part of the village of [[Glasbury]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Neighbourhood Statistics |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadAreaMetadata.do?a=7&b=801391&c=presteigne&d=14&e=5&g=415358&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1248078356226&enc=1&areaId=801391 |title=Check Browser Settings |publisher=Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk |access-date=2015-03-16}}</ref>


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52°02′34″N 3°12′05″W / 52.04278°N 3.20149°W / 52.04278; -3.20149

Three Cocks or Aberllynfi (Welsh: [ˌabɛrˈɬənvi]) is a village near Glasbury in Powys, Wales. The Welsh name refers to the mouth of the Afon Llynfi which enters the River Wye a mile from the village. The nearest town is Hay-on-Wye some 5 miles (8.5 km) to the northeast.

Three Cocks Coaching Inn

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Three Cocks inn sign

The curious English name of the village is comparatively recent and was taken from the former railway station (Three Cocks Junction, now a garden centre) where the Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway met the Mid-Wales Railway. The station derived its name from the 15th century Three Cocks Inn (a coaching inn, still extant[1][2]) which in turn took its name from the armorial bearings of former local landowners, the Williams family of Old Gwernyfed.[3] These were supposed to have been based on the arms of the medieval Welsh prince Einon Sais, who lived in Aberllynfi, but this is probably a later invention. The station, together with all the services which ran through it, was closed in December 1962.

Thomas Edwards, a former innkeeper of the Three Cocks, was also a bridge-builder, constructing the 7-arch Glasbury Bridge in 1777 (destroyed by floods in 1795) and rebuilding the 3-arch bridge over the Llynfi at Pont Ithel in 1783.[4]

Gwernyfed

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The original house and deer park of Old Gwernyfed (Welsh: [ɡwɛrˈnəvɛd]), to the south of the village, is of medieval origin, but the house was extensively rebuilt in the 17th century.[5] In 1600 it was purchased by Sir David Williams, MP for the Borough of Brecon (1584–93, 1597–1604). In 1613, it was inherited by his son, Sir Henry Williams, MP for the Borough of Brecon (1601–04) and for Breconshire (1620–28). His son, also Sir Henry Williams, was also MP for Breconshire (1628–29).[6] On 6 August 1645, he was said to have entertained King Charles I at Gwernyfed, following Charles' defeat at the Battle of Naseby.[7] Curiously, Sir Edward Williams was not a relation (despite his surname), but married the family heiress in 1675. This seems to have ensured that he too became MP for Breconshire (1697–98, 1705–21).[6] In 1776, Thomas Wood also married the family heiress.[8] Their son, Thomas Wood, was MP for Breconshire for forty-one years (1806–47). He enjoyed the friendship of members of the royal family and King George IV visited him at Old Gwernyfed.[8] The house is now a grade I listed building.[9] The gardens and park are listed at Grade II* on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.[10]

Gwernyfed Park, a much later Jacobean-style house within the deer park, was built for Captain Thomas Wood by William Eden Nesfield in the 1870s.[11][12] During the Second World War, it was requisitioned and used by the South Wales Borderers.[13] Since 1950, it has formed part of Gwernyfed High School. A rugby union club, Gwernyfed RFC, was founded at the school in the 1960s, but now plays at and represents the nearby town of Talgarth. Gwernyfed Park is now a grade II* listed building.[14]

Aberllynfi parish and community

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Aberllynfi was once a separate ecclesiastical parish, but its church fell into disuse in the 18th century.[15]

Following local government reorganization in 1985, the former Community of Aberllynfi has been placed in the Community of Gwernyfed, together with the neighbouring village of Felindre and the southern part of the village of Glasbury.[16]

  • Three Cocks Junction with signalbox and Refreshment Room c1960
    Three Cocks Junction with signalbox and Refreshment Room c1960
  • Three Cocks Junction Station in 1949
    Three Cocks Junction Station in 1949
  • The Three Cocks Inn
    The Three Cocks Inn
  • Old Gwernyfed
    Old Gwernyfed

References

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  1. ^ "The Three Cocks Hotel". Threecockshotel.com. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  2. ^ "The Three Cocks Hotel (C) Jonathan Billinger :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Old Gwernyfed". Coflein.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  4. ^ A.W. Skempton, A biographical dictionary of civil engineers in Great Britain and Ireland, Vol.1, pp 210-211 (2002) ISBN 0-7277-2939-X
  5. ^ "Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust - Projects - Historic Landscapes - Middle Wye - Administrative Landscapes". Cpat.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  6. ^ a b "WILLIAMS families, of Gwernyfed, in the parish of Glasbury, Brecknock". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  7. ^ J. Britton et al., The Beauties of England and Wales, p. 100 (1815)
  8. ^ a b "Wood Family". Nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  9. ^ Cadw. "Old Gwernyfed, Powys (Grade I) (6654)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  10. ^ Cadw. "Old Gwernyfed & Gwernyfed Park (PGW(Po)5(POW))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  11. ^ Cadw. "Gwernyfed High School (Grade II*) (7464)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Gwernyfed Park; Gwernyfed High School (25575)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  13. ^ [1] Archived October 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "Gwernyfed High School - Gwernyfed - Powys - Wales". Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. 1 May 1976. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  15. ^ Rev. W.E.T. Morgan, Hay and neighbourhood, 1932.
  16. ^ Neighbourhood Statistics. "Check Browser Settings". Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
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