Myddfai (Welsh pronunciationⓘ) is a small village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is situated south of Llandovery in the Brecon Beacons, and has a population of 415,[3] decreasing to 398 at the 2011 census.[1]
The village is a popular tourist destination on the western edge of the Brecon Beacons, famous for the history and heritage of the Physicians of Myddfai and the legend of ‘The Lady of The Lake’ and provides a central location to visit a wide range of interesting places, such as gardens, castles and The Heart of Wales Railway.
The community is bordered by the communities of: Llanddeusant; Llangadog; Llansadwrn; Llanwrda; Llandovery; and Llanfair-ar-y-bryn, all being in Carmarthenshire; and by Llywel in Brecknockshire.
^ ab"Community population 2011". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
^"Myddfai Community Council".
^"Parish Headcounts: Carmarthenshire". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
Myddfai (Welsh pronunciation) is a small village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is situated south of Llandovery in the Brecon Beacons, and...
Physicians of Myddfai (Welsh: Meddygon Myddfai) were, according to local folklore, a succession of physicians who lived in the parish of Myddfai in Carmarthenshire...
The Myddfai Steep Belt is a geological structure which affects rocks of Silurian and Devonian age in mid Wales. It extends for tens of miles across country...
Carmarthenshire, Wales. The 192-acre (0.78 km2) estate is near the village of Myddfai, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire. The nearest station is Llandovery, which...
Mynydd Myddfai is a hill 4.5 miles southeast of Llandovery in the county of Carmarthenshire, southwest Wales. It lies within the Brecon Beacons National...
The Doctor of Myddfai is an opera in two acts composed by Peter Maxwell Davies to a libretto by David Pountney. The work premiered at the New Theatre...
generations, often by wise women known as "cunning folk." The "Physicians of Myddfai," a Welsh herbal manuscript from the 13th century, reflects the blending...
and the Arts Council of Wales. According to folklore, the Physicians of Myddfai practised in the area in the 13th century. The Bank of the Black Ox, one...
and they were happy for years putting up a house in Esgair Llaethdy near Myddfai, and bringing up a family there. The girl had very special cattle, traditionally...
effects on any disease. Bearberry was first documented in The Physicians of Myddfai, a 13th-century Welsh herbal. It was also described by Clusius in 1601...
dynasty that lasted over 500 years – 'The Physicians of Myddfai' from the village of Myddfai just outside Llandovery. Some researchers believe that J...
(1976), The Lighthouse (1980, his most popular opera), and The Doctor of Myddfai (1996). The ambitious, nihilistic parable Resurrection (1987), which includes...
Prince of Wales, when he inherited the Duchy of Cornwall. Llwynywermod Myddfai, Carmarthenshire, Wales Duchy of Cornwall The Prince and Princess of Wales...
and the sign Aries. A Welsh prescription attributed to the Physicians of Myddfai ascribes dream-controlling properties to betony, advising hanging its leaves...
Orchestra, under the composer's baton. In June, his new opera, The Doctor of Myddfai, was premièred in Cardiff. Other British composers who produced new works...
realisation is identical to RP; a similar articulation had also been recorded in Myddfai. There is no phonemic distinction between STRUT and COMMA, with the merged...
Peter Maxwell Davies for whom he wrote the librettos of The Doctor of Myddfai, Mr Emmet Takes a Walk and Kommilitonen! Pountney was born in Oxford and...
Parish Church. Formerly known as St Melan's Church. St Michael's Church Myddfai Religious 14th–15th centuries St Michael and All Angels Church Colwinston...
Fan Brycheiniog ridge, Fan Hir, the Myddfai lakes, Llyn y Fan Fach and Fawr associated with the physicians of Myddfai, Cerrig Duon stone circle, waterfalls...
Variations Windfall, for wind ensemble Peter Maxwell Davies – The Doctor of Myddfai Vivian Fine – Memoirs of Uliana Rooney Adam Guettel – Floyd Collins Nicholas...
934. ISBN 9780313334429. Hartland, E. Sidney (1888). "The Physicians of Myddfai". The Archaeological Review. 1 (1): 24–32. JSTOR 24707779. Beza, M. (1925)...
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