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Dillwyn Miles
Born
25 May 1915
Newport, Pembrokeshire
Died
1 August 2007
Education
Aberystwyth University
Occupation
Welsh writer
Notable work
The Castles of Pembrokeshire (1979)
A Pembrokeshire Anthology (1983)
The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park (1987)
The Secret of the Bards of the Isle of Britain (1992)
The Lords of Cemais (1997)
A Mingled Yarn (2000)
Dillwyn Miles (25 May 1915 – 1 August 2007) was a Welsh writer.
Miles was born in Newport, Pembrokeshire and baptised William James Dillwyn Miles. He became in 1932 the youngest clerk of a parish council in the country, following the death of his father. While still underage he was elected a burgess and was to serve as Mayor of Newport three times, the last in 1979–80. He attended university at Aberystwyth but was so dogged by ill-health his obituary was prepared. After college, he taught in various places around Pembrokeshire from 1936 till the outbreak of war.
He served mainly in Palestine, having enlisted in the Royal Army Service Corps in 1939. During June 1941 he had the task of typing and re-typing the 22-clause peace agreement following the overthrow of the Vichy regime in Syria. A newspaper report of the time recorded "the magnificent service rendered by a young Welsh poet who displayed remarkable ability during the crisis following the surrender of the Syrian Forces". Another said it "had been drafted by Wales's youngest bard". Miles managed to keep a copy of the agreement and one of the pens used to sign it.
Back in Wales, Miles was a member of the Gorsedd of Bards of the National Eisteddfod, Grand Swordbearer, and Herald Bard. He was in attendance at Caernarvon Castle in July 1969 for the Investiture of the Prince of Wales.
Miles worked tirelessly for Welsh affairs, including lecturing at the University of Wales, serving on influential committees concerned with health, welfare and culture, and served as Mayor of Haverfordwest. He edited the Pembrokeshire Historian for almost 30 years and in 1973 founded the Association of Trusts for Nature Conservation in Wales.[1]
His wife died in 1976. Miles was survived by a son and daughter, and his companion of twenty-three years, Judith.
^"Obituaries: Dillwyn Miles". The Telegraph. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
midsummer sunrise, while that to the left indicates the midwinter sunrise. DillwynMiles (1 January 1992). The Secret of the Bards of the Isle of Britain. Gwasg...
Rosenberg 1982, pp. 89 Owen, George, The Description of Pembrokeshire, DillwynMiles (Ed), Gomer Press, Llandysul, 1994, ISBN 1-85902-120-4, pp. 60, 69–70...
Survey, London, 1939. Owen, George, The Description of Pembrokeshire DillwynMiles (Ed) (Gomer Press, Llandysul 1994) ISBN 1-85902-120-4. C Capelli et...
ISBN 0-233-96666-8, p 235 Owen, George, The Description of Pembrokeshire DillwynMiles (Ed) (Gomer Press, Llandysul 1994) ISBN 1-85902-120-4 Laws, Edward (1888)...
7 Market Street, Haverfordwest, 1882 (published by subscription). DillwynMiles (ed) A History of Haverfordwest, Gomer, 1999, ISBN 1-85902-738-5 "Haverfordwest...
Joshua" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 28. pp. 183–184. DillwynMiles, A Book on Nevern, Gomer, 1998, ISBN 1-85902-578-1 Nevern Castle - official...
ISBN 0-405-10607-6 Owen, George. The Description of Pembrokeshire. DillwynMiles, ed. Llandysul, West Wales, UK: Gomer Press, 1994, ISBN 1-85902-120-4...
Weston Dillwyn and Mary Dillwyn, née Adams, the natural daughter of Col. John Llewelyn of Penllergaer and Ynysygerwn. His sister, Mary Dillwyn (1816–1906)...
Edward John" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 07. pp. 447–448. DillwynMiles (2005-05-04). "WG and the Grace connection". Western Telegraph. Gannett...
of Wales. Oxford University Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-19-211586-7. DillwynMiles (1992). The Secret of the Bards of the Isle of Britain. Gwasg Dinefwr...
and opinions by D. T. W. Price". Church Times. Retrieved 6 May 2022. DillwynMiles (1992). The Secret of the Bards of the Isle of Britain. Gwasg Dinefwr...
Volume 2, Haverfordwest, 2002, p. 148 Owen, George, The Description of Pembrokeshire, DillwynMiles (Ed), Gomer Press, Llandysul, 1994, ISBN 185902-120-4...
and opinions by D. T. W. Price". Church Times. Retrieved 6 May 2022. DillwynMiles (1992). The Secret of the Bards of the Isle of Britain. Gwasg Dinefwr...
Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 20 July 2019. DillwynMiles (1976). Sheriffs of the County of Pembroke, 1541-1974: Together with...
of Wales. Oxford University Press. p. 523. ISBN 978-0-19-211586-7. DillwynMiles (1992). The Secret of the Bards of the Isle of Britain. Gwasg Dinefwr...
Machen (Illustrated). Delphi Classics. p. 4903. ISBN 978-1-909496-67-5. DillwynMiles (1976). Sheriffs of the County of Pembroke, 1541-1974. p. 71. H̤̊asan...
overhead traffic with CSX and Amtrak, the company's headquarters are in Dillwyn, Virginia in the former Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad (C&O) station, itself...
Library of Wales. p. 395. ISBN 0-907158-58-7. Owen, George (1994). DillwynMiles (ed.). The Description of Pembrokeshire. Llandysul: Gomer Press. ISBN 185902-120-4...
of Wales Press. ISBN 978-0-7083-1383-1. Retrieved 24 October 2012. DillwynMiles (1992). The Secret of the Bards of the Isle of Britain. Gwasg Dinefwr...
Retrieved 7 June 2020. Owen, George, The Description of Pembrokeshire DillwynMiles (Ed), Gomer, 1994, ISBN 185902-120-4, p 51 "Gazetteer of the British...
org. Retrieved 23 August 2015. The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, DillwynMiles, David & Charles, Apr 1988 "Pembrokeshire Coastal Path – Walking & Hiking...
except 'by'): "By Anne and Dillwyn Parrish * * With Pictures & A Map by The Authors". Anne is better known as a writer, Dillwyn as an artist and illustrator...
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