Brynhenllan
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| Brynhenllan | |
|---|---|
 Brynhenllan Chapel | |
  Brynhenllan Location within Pembrokeshire | |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Newport |
| Postcode district | SA42 |
| Dialling code | 01348 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Brynhenllan (also spelled Bryn-henllan or Bryn Henllan) is a settlement in the community of Dinas Cross, located in north Pembrokeshire, Wales, just north of the A487 road between Fishguard and Newport, on the road leading to Pwllgwaelod.
Brynhenllan was in the ancient parish of Dinas in the hundred of Cemais[1][2] before the settlement of Dinas Cross developed along the main A487 trunk road. As its name means "Old church hill", it was probably, according to Samuel Lewis and other sources, the original site of the parish church, superseded by the church of St Brynach at Cwm-yr-Eglwys to the northeast.[1][3][4][5]
The history of the village has been discussed by a number of historians, and an overview, with sources, has been published by Pembrokeshire Historical Society.[6]