Church of St Twynnell
St Twynnells, Pembrokeshire
Diocese: Tyddewi/St Davids
OS Grid Ref.: SR94969759
Lat/Lng: 51.6396395978,-4.96460148332
Church now dedicated to Twynnell, although the dedication has appeared in various forms, and has been shown on maps as dedicated to Deiniol.
The dedication has been given in forms such as Winnel, Winocus, Twynelles, Gwinio and Gwynog. The name of the church is given as Deiniol on the first edition six-inch OS map, apparently derived from Dwynnell, which is not attested historically.More information
National Monuments RecordChurch Heritage Cymru
B.G. Charles, The Place-names of Pembrokeshire (Aberystwyth: National Library of Wales, 1992), 734
Sources
Browne Willis, Parochiale Anglicanum (London: 1733), 179
John Ecton, Thesaurus Rerum Ecclesiasticarum (London: 1754), 460
Ordnance Survey 6 inch map (1880s)
A.W. Wade-Evans, 'Parochiale Wallicanum' in Y Cymmrodor (1910), 33
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