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Rhydgwnllanau ( attached house to former Post Office )

Henfynyw, Ceredigion, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Oakford / Derwen-gam, Henfynyw, Ceredigion, designated on 21 February 1996.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Rhydgwnllanau ( attached house to former Post Office ), Henfynyw, Ceredigion, 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
Domestic
Date of designation
21 February 1996
Locality
Oakford / Derwen-gam
Community
Henfynyw
Unitary authority
Ceredigion
Country
Wales
Coordinates
52.19858, -4.26623
Cadw reference
17740

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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)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1899 · 194 Llangranog (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1919 · Sheet 78. Lampeter. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

Situated on crossroada in centre of Oakford, the first house on the road to W, on S side. House set behind low stone coped wall with spearhead railings and scroll-topped gate.

History

Mid C19 village house and shop. Ty Dderwen ( Shop) was the former village Post Office which moved to Llynfell after which the shop ( and Bwthyn Cwrw nextdoor ) became a public house for a time before converted to a private house.

Reason for designation

A short well-preserved row consisting of a house and shop, still in late Georgian style in a village context.

Nearby in the register

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

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