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'''Cwmsychbant''' is a small village in the [[Community (Wales)|community]] of [[Llanwenog]], [[Ceredigion]], Wales, which is 61.6 miles (99.2&nbsp;km) from [[Cardiff]] and 179.6 miles (289.1&nbsp;km) from [[London]]. Cwmsychbant is represented in the [[National Assembly for Wales]] by [[Elin Jones]] ([[Plaid Cymru]]) and the Member of Parliament is [[Mark Williams (politician)|Mark Williams]] ([[Liberal Democrats]]).<ref>[http://www.cynulliadcymru.org/memhome.htm National Assembly for Wales Website;] accessed 24 February 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/mps/?sort=2&type=3 parliament.uk Website;] recalled 24 February 2014</ref>
'''Cwmsychbant''' is a small village in the [[Community (Wales)|community]] of [[Llanwenog]], [[Ceredigion]], [[Wales]], on the [[A475 road]]. Cwmsychbant is represented in the [[Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament|Senedd]] by [[Elin Jones]] ([[Plaid Cymru]]) and the Member of Parliament is [[Ben Lake]] ([[Plaid Cymru]]).<ref>[http://www.cynulliadcymru.org/memhome.htm National Assembly for Wales Website]; accessed 24 February 2014</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Contact information for Ben Lake - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament |url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/4630/contact |website=members.parliament.uk |access-date=24 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>


==The chapel==
==Unitarian chapel==
The Capel-y-Cwm Unitarian Chapel was erected in 1906. Coflein, the online database of the [[Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales]], describes it as being in the "simple round-headed style of the gable entry type".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/7370/details/CAPEL-Y-CWM+WELSH+UNITARIAN+CHAPEL,+CWMSYCHBANT/ |title=Capel-y-Cwm Welsh Unitarian Chapel, Cwmsychbant |work=Coflein |publisher=Royal Commission on the Ancient Monuments of Wales |accessdate=12 May 2016}}</ref> Its gable front is painted [[stucco]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Thomas Lloyd|author2=Julian Orbach|author3=Robert Scourfield|title=Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=wEkcJb2lHx8C&pg=PA537 |year=2006 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=0-300-10179-1 |page=537}}</ref> It was the last Unitarian chapel to be built in the South Wales District and was erected to fill a need for a place of worship for the congregation who had previously been meeting in a storeroom above a shop. The chapel is in a rural setting and has a cemetery beside it. The interior of the chapel has a small gallery at the back, and there are two attached halls in which functions can take place and where the Sunday School can meet.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ukunitarians.org.uk/swda/capelycwm.htm |title=Capel-y-Cwm |publisher=Unitarians: South Wales District Association |accessdate=12 May 2016}}</ref>
The Capel-y-Cwm Unitarian chapel was built in 1906. Coflein, the online database of the [[Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales]], describes it as being in the "simple round-headed style of the gable entry type".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/7370/details/CAPEL-Y-CWM+WELSH+UNITARIAN+CHAPEL,+CWMSYCHBANT/ |title=Capel-y-Cwm Welsh Unitarian chapel, Cwmsychbant |work=Coflein |publisher=Royal Commission on the Ancient Monuments of Wales |accessdate=12 May 2016}}</ref> The gable front is painted [[stucco]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Thomas Lloyd|author2=Julian Orbach|author3=Robert Scourfield|title=Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wEkcJb2lHx8C&pg=PA537 |year=2006 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=0-300-10179-1 |page=537}}</ref> It was the last Unitarian chapel to be built in [[South Wales]] to fill a need for the congregation who had previously been meeting in a storeroom above a shop. The chapel is in a rural setting and has a cemetery beside it. The interior of the chapel has a small gallery at the back, and there are two attached halls in which functions can take place and where the Sunday School can meet.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ukunitarians.org.uk/swda/capelycwm.htm |title=Capel-y-Cwm |publisher=Unitarians: South Wales District Association |accessdate=12 May 2016}}</ref>


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
[[Evan James Williams]] (1903-1945), physicist, was born in the village and is buried there. His house is marked by a plaque erected by the [[Institute of Physics]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=John Davies|author2=Nigel Jenkins|author3=Menna Baines|title=The Welsh Academy encyclopaedia of Wales|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=-ZEUAQAAIAAJ |year=2008 |publisher=University of Wales Press |isbn=978-0-7083-1953-6}}</ref>
[[Evan James Williams]] [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] (1903-1945), physicist, was born and buried in Cwmsychbant. His house is marked by a plaque erected by the [[Institute of Physics]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=John Davies|author2=Nigel Jenkins|author3=Menna Baines|title=The Welsh Academy encyclopaedia of Wales|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-ZEUAQAAIAAJ |year=2008 |publisher=University of Wales Press |isbn=978-0-7083-1953-6}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== See also ==
* [[List of localities in Wales by population]]
{{Ceredigion}}
{{Ceredigion}}

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[[Category:Villages in Ceredigion]]
[[Category:Villages in Ceredigion]]

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Cwmsychbant
Cwmsychbant is located in Ceredigion
Cwmsychbant
Cwmsychbant
Location within Ceredigion
OS grid referenceSN 4773 4611
• Cardiff61.6 mi (99.1 km)
• London179.6 mi (289.0 km)
Gemeinschaft
Principal area
LandWales
Sovereign stateVereinigtes Königreich
Post townLlanybydder
Postcode districtSA40
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
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UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Ceredigion
52°05′33″N 4°13′27″W / 52.092368°N 4.22414°W / 52.092368; -4.22414

Cwmsychbant is a small village in the community of Llanwenog, Ceredigion, Wales, on the A475 road. Cwmsychbant is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones (Plaid Cymru) and the Member of Parliament is Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru).[1][2]

Unitarian chapel

The Capel-y-Cwm Unitarian chapel was built in 1906. Coflein, the online database of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, describes it as being in the "simple round-headed style of the gable entry type".[3] The gable front is painted stucco.[4] It was the last Unitarian chapel to be built in South Wales to fill a need for the congregation who had previously been meeting in a storeroom above a shop. The chapel is in a rural setting and has a cemetery beside it. The interior of the chapel has a small gallery at the back, and there are two attached halls in which functions can take place and where the Sunday School can meet.[5]

Notable people

Evan James Williams FRS (1903-1945), physicist, was born and buried in Cwmsychbant. His house is marked by a plaque erected by the Institute of Physics.[6]

References

  1. ^ National Assembly for Wales Website; accessed 24 February 2014
  2. ^ "Contact information for Ben Lake - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Capel-y-Cwm Welsh Unitarian chapel, Cwmsychbant". Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  4. ^ Thomas Lloyd; Julian Orbach; Robert Scourfield (2006). Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion. Yale University Press. p. 537. ISBN 0-300-10179-1.
  5. ^ "Capel-y-Cwm". Unitarians: South Wales District Association. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  6. ^ John Davies; Nigel Jenkins; Menna Baines (2008). The Welsh Academy encyclopaedia of Wales. University of Wales Press. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.


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