For the Gwynedd electoral ward, see Arllechwedd (electoral ward).
Map of Welsh cantrefs
Arllechwedd was an ancient Welsh cantref in north-west Wales. It was part of the kingdom of Gwynedd for much of its history until it was included in the new county of Caernarfonshire, together with Arfon and Llŷn under the terms of the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284.
In the Middle Ages the Cantref Arllechwedd was one of the core territories of the Kingdom of Gwynedd and formed the entire west bank of the River Conwy. Within this cantref were found some of the most important civil, religious and military centres of that kingdom, including the palace of Abergwyngregyn, Dolwyddelan Castle and Aberconwy Abbey. Within Arllechwedd there were three divisions or cymydau, which were:[1]
Arllechwedd Uchaf (Upper Arllechwedd, bordering the sea to the north and the cantref of Arfon to the west)[2]
Arllechwedd Isaf (Lower Arllechwedd, also in the north of the cantref but on the river Conwy to the east)[2]
Nant Conwy (Conwy Mountain, the southern portion and greatest area of the cantref, west of the Conwy from Dolgarrog to its source)[2]
Arllechwedd remains an ecclesiastical unit of the Church in Wales to this day. Most of the territory is now in Conwy County Borough and the western part lies in Gwynedd.
^Lloyd, John Edward (1911). A History of Wales Vol I. London: Longmans. pp. 235–236.
^ abcRees, William (1951). An Historical Atlas of Wales from Early to Modern Times. Faber & Faber.
Arllechwedd was an ancient Welsh cantref in north-west Wales. It was part of the kingdom of Gwynedd for much of its history until it was included in the...
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parish has been part of Arllechwedd Uchaf, and this ancient Welsh cwmwd (English: commote), which together with neighbouring Arllechwedd Isaf makes up the cantref...
Thomas Wiliems (born in Ardda'r Mynaich in Arllechwedd, Wales possibly on 20 April 1545 or 1546; died in or before 13 August 1623) was a Welsh-language...
the Principality of Wales and included the cantrefi of: Llŷn, Arfon, Arllechwedd and the commote of Eifionydd (the northern portion of Dunoding). The...
of England who granted him the rule of Llŷn, Eifionydd, Ardudwy and Arllechwedd, considerably extending his kingdom. By 1114, he had gained enough power...
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Llewelyn ap Richard ap Dafydd of Pwll-y-Crochan in 'Llechwedd Isaf’ (i.e. Arllechwedd Isaf), Caernarfonshire. Nanconwy's work includes a cywydd style poem...
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Gwynedd gain from Independent respectively. A by-election for the vacant Arllechwedd ward was held in June 2011, resulting in a Plaid Cymru gain from the...
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coasts, in Anglesey and Gwynedd (excepting the cantrefi of Arfon and Arllechwedd), and in the territory of the Demetae. The circumstances of their arrival...
dated 27 September 1268. Goronwy had land from his father in Anglesey, Arllechwedd and Ceredigion. Goronwy died on St Luke's Eve, 17 October 1268, according...
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of the Ancient Monuments in Caernarvonshire: I East: the Cantref of Arllechwedd and the Commote of Creuddyn. Vol. 1. The Royal Commission on the Ancient...
of the Ancient Monuments in Caernarvonshire: I East: the Cantref of Arllechwedd and the Commote of Creuddyn. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical...
of the Ancient Monuments in Caernarvonshire: I East: the Cantref of Arllechwedd and the Commote of Creuddyn. Vol. 1. pp. 76–84. Barker, Louise (5 June...
of the Ancient Monuments in Caernarvonshire: I East: the Cantref of Arllechwedd and the Commote of Creuddyn, Volume 2. The Royal Commission On Ancient...
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