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'''Meidrim''' is a village<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meidrim, Carmarthenshire (Sir Gaerfyrddin) (SA33 5QQ) |url=https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/meidrim-carmarthenshire-sir-gaerfyrddin-sa335qq |language=en-gb}}</ref> and [[Community (Wales)|community]] some {{convert|8|mi}} west of [[Carmarthen]] and {{convert|3.3|mi}} north of [[St Clears]] in [[Carmarthenshire]], Wales. Meidrim (formerly also spelled 'Mydrim') and its twin village of '''Drefach''' are situated either side of the [[Afon Dewi Fawr]] at the point where this small river is crossed by the [[B roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain numbering scheme#4 digits .2842xx.29|B4298 road]] and meets with the [[B roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain numbering scheme#4 digits .2842xx.29|B4299 road]].<ref>Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map sheet 177 ''Carmarthen & Kidwelly/Caerfyrddin a Chydweli''</ref> |
'''Meidrim''' is a village<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meidrim, Carmarthenshire (Sir Gaerfyrddin) (SA33 5QQ) |url=https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/meidrim-carmarthenshire-sir-gaerfyrddin-sa335qq/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=OS GetOutside |language=en-gb}}</ref> and [[Community (Wales)|community]] some {{convert|8|mi}} west of [[Carmarthen]] and {{convert|3.3|mi}} north of [[St Clears]] in [[Carmarthenshire]], Wales. Meidrim (formerly also spelled 'Mydrim') and its twin village of '''Drefach''' are situated either side of the [[Afon Dewi Fawr]] at the point where this small river is crossed by the [[B roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain numbering scheme#4 digits .2842xx.29|B4298 road]] and meets with the [[B roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain numbering scheme#4 digits .2842xx.29|B4299 road]].<ref>Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map sheet 177 ''Carmarthen & Kidwelly/Caerfyrddin a Chydweli''</ref> |
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Meidrim has a [[parish church]], a [[Nonconformist (Protestantism)|Nonconformist]] chapel, a [[pub]], a primary school, a [[village green]] or [[Common land|common]] and a [[park]]. It also boasts a number of self-catering cottages in the surrounding area making it popular for tourists visiting Pembrokeshire National Park and the Brecon Beacons as well as a number of local walks. |
Meidrim has a [[parish church]], a [[Nonconformist (Protestantism)|Nonconformist]] chapel, a [[pub]], a primary school, a [[village green]] or [[Common land|common]] and a [[park]]. It also boasts a number of self-catering cottages in the surrounding area making it popular for tourists visiting Pembrokeshire National Park and the Brecon Beacons as well as a number of local walks. |
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Revision as of 09:13, 7 February 2024
| Meidrim | |
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| Village and community | |
 The bridge crossing Afon Dewi Fawr, which runs through the centre of Meidrim | |
  Meidrim Location within Carmarthenshire | |
| Population | 582 |
| OS grid reference | SN290209 |
| • Cardiff | 76 mi (122 km) |
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| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Land | Wales |
| Sovereign state | Vereinigtes Königreich |
| Post town | CARMARTHEN |
| Postcode district | SA33 |
| Dialling code | 01994 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Meidrim is a village[1] and community some 8 miles (13 km) west of Carmarthen and 3.3 miles (5.3 km) north of St Clears in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Meidrim (formerly also spelled 'Mydrim') and its twin village of Drefach are situated either side of the Afon Dewi Fawr at the point where this small river is crossed by the B4298 road and meets with the B4299 road.[2]
Meidrim has a parish church, a Nonconformist chapel, a pub, a primary school, a village green or common and a park. It also boasts a number of self-catering cottages in the surrounding area making it popular for tourists visiting Pembrokeshire National Park and the Brecon Beacons as well as a number of local walks.
The name was first attested in 1612 as 'Midrim' (modern Welsh 'Meidrim') in a volume entitled 'Llyfr Plygain 1612'. As explained by the Welsh scholar Ifor Williams in his treatise on Welsh place-names (Enwau Lleoedd, 1945), it is a compound name derived from 'mei' (half, middle, cf. Latin 'medius') and the mutated form of the noun 'trum' (slope, ridge, peak, range of hills etc., Old Irish 'druimm'; cf. the Cornish place-name 'Pendrim').
The community is bordered by the communities of: Trelech; Abernant; Newchurch and Merthyr; St Clears; Llangynin; and Llanwinio, all being in Carmarthenshire.
References
- ^ "Meidrim, Carmarthenshire (Sir Gaerfyrddin) (SA33 5QQ)". OS GetOutside. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map sheet 177 Carmarthen & Kidwelly/Caerfyrddin a Chydweli
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