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Tregwynt Woollen Mill

Pencaer, Pembrokeshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Tregwynt, St Nicolas/Tremarchog, Pencaer, Pembrokeshire, designated on 14 July 1993.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Tregwynt Woollen Mill, Pencaer, Pembrokeshire, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Industrial
Date of designation
14 July 1993
Locality
Tregwynt
Town
St Nicolas/Tremarchog
Community
Pencaer
Unitary authority
Pembrokeshire
Country
Wales
Coordinates
51.97210, -5.06697
Cadw reference
12998

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 209 St David's (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Situated on lane some 700m N of Granston, E of Aberbach.

Marked on 1841 Tithe Map, then called Dyffryn Bach, owned by G J Harries and occupied by David Evans.

Early C19 water mill, whitewashed rubble stone with hipped asbestos-sheet roof. One rebuilt brick ridge stack. Two-storey front divided by earth embankment up to first floor door, to right of centre. One 12-pane sash to right and small ground floor window below. To left 12-pane sash and 16-pane sash over door, small 6-pane window and 16-pane sash. Rubble stone left end wall with ground floor door and C20 window. Rubble stone right end wall with curved angles and projecting square upper corners. One C20 window each floor. Rear has big C20 lean-to machinery shed for looms.

Ground floor centre big internal iron water-wheel, overshot, probably later C19. First-floor collar truss roof in pine with wooden pegs. One truss at left end dated ?/7/1819.

One of the last working woollen mills in Dyfed; owned by Griffiths family since 1912.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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