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{{About|the village in Gwynedd|other places|Llangybi (disambiguation){{!}}Llangybi}}
'''Llangybi''' ([[Welsh language|Welsh]]: ''Cybi's Church'') in [[Eifionydd]] is a village close to [[Llanarmon]], in [[Gwynedd]].
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'''Llangybi''' ''([[English language|English]]: Cybi's Church)'' is a village and former [[civil parish]] in the [[Eifionydd]] area of the [[Wales|Welsh]] county of [[Gwynedd]], near [[Llanarmon, Gwynedd|Llanarmon]]. The parish was abolished in 1934 and divided between [[Llanystumdwy]] and [[Llannor]].<ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10415913 A Vision of Britain Through Time : ''Llangybi Civil Parish''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604052715/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10415913 |date=2011-06-04 }} Retrieved 13 January 2010</ref>
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<blockquote>"This parish, which derives its name from the dedication of its church to St. Cybi, an eminent British saint, who flourished towards the close of the sixth century, is pleasantly situated in the south-western portion of the county, and nearly in the centre of the promontory which separates Cardigan bay from the bay of Carnarvon. It is of very codsiderable extent, and the lands are mostly enclosed and in a good state of cultivation : the surrounding scenery is pleasingly diversified, comprising some fine views of the adjacent country, which abounds with varied and picturesque beauty. At Pontrhyd Goch is a slate quarry, which, however, is worked only on a limited scale, the slates being of rather an inferior quality, and the demand for them confined principally to the immediate neighbour-hood. The road from Carnarvon to Pwllheli passes through the parish." Samuel Lewis, ''A Topographical Dictionary of Wales'' (1833)</blockquote>


==History==
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As well as various [[menhir]]s, [[tumuli]] and [[stone circle]]s in the countryside around, the village is particularly noted for a [[holy well]] called '''Ffynnon Gybi''', or [[Saint Cybi]]'s Well. According to local tradition the girls who wished to know their lover's intentions would spread their pocket-handkerchiefs on the water of the well, and, if the water pushed the handkerchiefs to the south they knew that everything was right and that their lovers were honest and honourable in their intentions; but, if the water shifted the handkerchiefs northwards, they concluded the contrary.
The parish was described by [[Samuel Lewis (publisher)|Samuel Lewis]] in his ''A Topographical Dictionary of Wales'' published in 1833.


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<blockquote>"This parish, which derives its name from the dedication of its church to [[Saint Cybi]], an eminent British saint, who flourished towards the close of the sixth century, is pleasantly situated in the south-western portion of the county, and nearly in the centre of the promontory which separates Cardigan bay from the bay of Carnarvon. It is of very considerable extent, and the lands are mostly enclosed and in a good state of cultivation : the surrounding scenery is pleasingly diversified, comprising some fine views of the adjacent country, which abounds with varied and picturesque beauty. At Pontrhyd Goch is a slate quarry, which, however, is worked only on a limited scale, the slates being of rather an inferior quality, and the demand for them confined principally to the immediate neighbour-hood. The road from Carnarvon to Pwllheli passes through the parish.<ref>" Samuel Lewis, ''A Topographical Dictionary of Wales'' (1833)</ref></blockquote>
A reference to this is made in severe terms by a modern Welsh poet, as follows:-


==St Cybi's Church==
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===References===
St Cybi's church is a Grade II* [[listed building]].<ref>{{Cadw|num=4342|desc=Church of St Cybi, Llanystumdwy|grade=II*|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref> The [[lychgate]] is listed at Grade II<ref>{{Cadw|num=21585|desc=Lychgate and Churchyard Wall to the Church of St Cybi |grade=II|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref> and a [[Celtic cross]]] in the churchyard, dating from the 7th or 9th century, is a [[Scheduled monument]].<ref>{{Cadw|num=CN100|desc=Cross-Incised Stone in Llangybi Churchyard|grade=SM|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref>


==Ffynnon Cybi (St Cybi's Well)==
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''Sacred Wells in Wales'' by John Rhys and T. E. Morris, in Folklore, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Mar., 1893), pp. 55-79
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As well as various [[menhir]]s, [[tumuli]] and [[stone circle]]s in the countryside around, the village is noted for a [[holy well]], Ffynnon Gybi ''([[English language|English]]: St Cybi's Well)''. According to local tradition the girls who wished to know their lover's intentions would spread their pocket-handkerchiefs on the water of the well, and, if the water pushed the handkerchiefs to the south they knew that everything was right and that their lovers were honest and honourable in their intentions; but, if the water shifted the handkerchiefs northwards, they concluded the contrary. The well is a Grade I listed building and a scheduled monument.<ref>{{Cadw|num=4343|desc=Ffynnon Cybi and associated works|grade=I|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cadw|num=CN037|desc=St Cybi's Well|grade=SM|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
St Cybi's Church, Llangybi (8454).jpg|St Cybi's Church
Porth Mynwent Eglwys S Cybi - Lychgate of church of St Cybi - geograph.org.uk - 2677362.jpg|[[Lychgate]]
Ffynnon Gybi Llangybi St Cybi's Well - geograph.org.uk - 554301.jpg|Ffynnon Cybi
</gallery>

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==References==
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==Bibliography==
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''Sacred Wells in Wales'' by John Rhys and T. E. Morris, in ''Folklore'', Vol. 4, No. 1 (Mar., 1893), pp.&nbsp;55–79

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[[Category:Villages in Gwynedd]]
[[Category:Llanystumdwy]]
[[Category:Water wells in Wales]]

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This article is about the village in Gwynedd. For other places, see Llangybi.

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52°56′38″N 4°20′24″W / 52.944°N 4.340°W / 52.944; -4.340

Llangybi (English: Cybi's Church) is a village and former civil parish in the Eifionydd area of the Welsh county of Gwynedd, near Llanarmon. The parish was abolished in 1934 and divided between Llanystumdwy and Llannor.[1]

History

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The parish was described by Samuel Lewis in his A Topographical Dictionary of Wales published in 1833.

"This parish, which derives its name from the dedication of its church to Saint Cybi, an eminent British saint, who flourished towards the close of the sixth century, is pleasantly situated in the south-western portion of the county, and nearly in the centre of the promontory which separates Cardigan bay from the bay of Carnarvon. It is of very considerable extent, and the lands are mostly enclosed and in a good state of cultivation : the surrounding scenery is pleasingly diversified, comprising some fine views of the adjacent country, which abounds with varied and picturesque beauty. At Pontrhyd Goch is a slate quarry, which, however, is worked only on a limited scale, the slates being of rather an inferior quality, and the demand for them confined principally to the immediate neighbour-hood. The road from Carnarvon to Pwllheli passes through the parish.[2]

St Cybi's Church

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St Cybi's church is a Grade II* listed building.[3] The lychgate is listed at Grade II[4] and a Celtic cross] in the churchyard, dating from the 7th or 9th century, is a Scheduled monument.[5]

Ffynnon Cybi (St Cybi's Well)

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As well as various menhirs, tumuli and stone circles in the countryside around, the village is noted for a holy well, Ffynnon Gybi (English: St Cybi's Well). According to local tradition the girls who wished to know their lover's intentions would spread their pocket-handkerchiefs on the water of the well, and, if the water pushed the handkerchiefs to the south they knew that everything was right and that their lovers were honest and honourable in their intentions; but, if the water shifted the handkerchiefs northwards, they concluded the contrary. The well is a Grade I listed building and a scheduled monument.[6][7]

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  • St Cybi's Church
    St Cybi's Church
  • Lychgate
    Lychgate
  • Ffynnon Cybi
    Ffynnon Cybi

References

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  1. ^ A Vision of Britain Through Time : Llangybi Civil Parish Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 13 January 2010
  2. ^ " Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1833)
  3. ^ Cadw. "Church of St Cybi, Llanystumdwy (Grade II*) (4342)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ^ Cadw. "Lychgate and Churchyard Wall to the Church of St Cybi (Grade II) (21585)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. ^ Cadw. "Cross-Incised Stone in Llangybi Churchyard (Grade SM) (CN100)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  6. ^ Cadw. "Ffynnon Cybi and associated works (Grade I) (4343)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  7. ^ Cadw. "St Cybi's Well (Grade SM) (CN037)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

Bibliography

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Llangybi, Gwynedd.

Sacred Wells in Wales by John Rhys and T. E. Morris, in Folklore, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Mar., 1893), pp. 55–79

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