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'''Pwllmeyric''' is a small village in [[Monmouthshire]], [[Wales]], located 1 mile south west of [[Chepstow]], on the [[A48 road]] within the parish of [[Mathern]].
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'''Pwllmeyric''' (Welsh: Pwllmeurig) is a small village in [[Monmouthshire]], Wales, located 1 mile south west of [[Chepstow]], on the [[A48 road]] within the parish of [[Mathern]]. The name Pwllmeyric means, in [[Welsh language|Welsh]], "Meurig's pool" and refers to the ''pwll'' or creek of the [[Severn estuary]] which, before it silted up, linked the village to the sea. It was named for [[Meurig ap Tewdrig]], [[king]] of the early [[Wales|Welsh]] kingdoms of [[Kingdom of Gwent|Gwent]] and [[Glywysing]] in the 5th or 6th century, who buried his father [[Tewdrig]] (St. Theodoric) at Mathern.<ref name=davies >[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/MON/Matherne/index.html#Bibliography E. T. Davies, ''A history of the Parish of Mathern'', 1990]</ref>


The village is the presumed birthplace of Wales international [[association football|football]]er [[Eddie Parris]],<ref name=cfp >[http://www.freepressseries.co.uk/news/latestnews/3589026.On_my_Ed__son_/ Eddie Parris] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003222002/http://www.freepressseries.co.uk/news/latestnews/3589026.On_my_Ed__son_/ |date=3 October 2011 }}</ref> and the childhood home of [[rock music|rock]] musician [[Grant Nicholas]].
The name Pwllmeyric means, in [[Welsh language|Welsh]], "Meurig's pool", and refers to the ''pwll'' or creek of the [[Severn estuary]] which, before it silted up, linked the village to the sea. It was named for [[Meurig ap Tewdrig]], [[king]] of the early [[Wales|Welsh]] kingdoms of [[Gwent]] and [[Glywysing]] in the 5th or 6th century, who died and was buried at Mathern.<ref> [http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/bios/meuritgt.html EBK: Meurig of Gwent and Glywysing]</ref>


The population in 2011 was 635.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=W37000082| title = Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics}} </ref>
The village is the presumed birthplace of Wales international [[football]]er [[Eddie Parris]]<ref name=cfp>[http://www.freepressseries.co.uk/news/latestnews/3589026.On_my_Ed__son_/ Eddie Parris]</ref>, and the childhood home of [[rock music|rock]] musician [[Grant Nicholas]].


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==External links==
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*[http://www.geograph.org.uk/browse.php?p=173143 Geograph photos of Mathern]
*[https://www.geograph.org.uk/browse.php?p=173143 Geograph photos of Pwllmeyric]

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Latest revision as of 18:58, 16 April 2024

Pwllmeyric (Welsh: Pwllmeurig) is a small village in Monmouthshire, Wales, located 1 mile south west of Chepstow, on the A48 road within the parish of Mathern. The name Pwllmeyric means, in Welsh, "Meurig's pool" and refers to the pwll or creek of the Severn estuary which, before it silted up, linked the village to the sea. It was named for Meurig ap Tewdrig, king of the early Welsh kingdoms of Gwent and Glywysing in the 5th or 6th century, who buried his father Tewdrig (St. Theodoric) at Mathern.[1]

The village is the presumed birthplace of Wales international footballer Eddie Parris,[2] and the childhood home of rock musician Grant Nicholas.

The population in 2011 was 635.[3]

References

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  1. ^ E. T. Davies, A history of the Parish of Mathern, 1990
  2. ^ Eddie Parris Archived 3 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".
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