| Adpar | |
|---|---|
 Looking over the bridge across the Teifi to Adpar | |
Location within Ceredigion | |
| OS grid reference | SN309409 |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWCASTLE EMLYN |
| Postcode district | SA38 |
| Dialling code | 01239 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Adpar (standardised as Atpar bilingually[1]) is a village in Ceredigion, Wales, in the community of Llandyfriog, now considered as a part of Newcastle Emlyn, to which it is joined by a bridge across the River Teifi. The village was also known as Trefhedyn and was a borough in its own right.[2][3]
History
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales records a "possible medieval castle motte" within the village. The mound is low, about 3.5 metres in height and damaged in subsequent periods.[4]
At one time Adpar was relatively more important than it is now. It was an ancient borough, returned its own member of parliament, and had a Portreeve and two bailiffs. It had a market and several seasonal animal fairs. Several industrial enterprises used the fast-flowing waters of the River Teifi for power, including a woollen mill that produced flannel, blankets and knitting yarn. There was also a fishing weir above the bridge to catch migratory salmon.[5]
The first permanent printing press was established in Adpar in 1718 by Isaac Carter (printer and native of Carmarthenshire). It is believed that the first two publications from this press were Welsh language Cân o Senn i'w hen Feistr Tobacco ("song from Senn to his old master, tobacco") by Alban Thomas and Cân ar Fesur Triban ynghylch Cydwybod a’i Chynheddfau ("Song in triplet measure concerning conscience and its qualities").[6] The press was transferred to Carmarthen in about 1725.[3]
The last duel that took place in Cardiganshire occurred in Adpar in 1814.[3]
Notable people
In birth order:
- John Elwyn (1916–1997), British painter, illustrator and educator
References
- ^ "Atpar". Welsh Language Commissioner.
- ^ Rowlands (Lleyn, Gwilym) William (1869). Evans, D. Silvan (ed.). Llyfrydiaeth y cymry: yn cynnwys hanes y llyfrau a gyhoeddwyd yn yr iaeth gymraeg, ac mewn perthynas i gymru a'i thrigolion, o'r flwyddyn 1546 hyd y flywyddyn 1800; gyda chofnodau bywgraffiadol am eu hawduron, eu cyfieithwyr, eu hargraffyddion, a'u cyhoeddwyr [Cambrian bibliography: containing the history of the books published in the Welsh language, and in relation to Wales and its inhabitants, from the year 1546 to the year 1800; with biographical notes on their authors, translators, printers, and publishers] (in Welsh). Llanidloes: John Pryse. OCLC 1080088. p. 321:
...Trefhedyn (a elwir yn Seisoneg Adpar), yr hon er nad yw ond bechan, sydd un o fwrdeisdrefi Ceredigion.
[...Trefhedyn (known in English as Adpar), which although it is only small, is one of the boroughs of Ceredigion.] - ^ a b c "About Adpar". Newcastle Emlyn and Adpar / Castell Newydd Emlyn ac Adpar. Archived from the original on 8 October 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- ^ "ADPAR, MOTTE". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. 2009. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- ^ Jenkins, J. Geraint (2005). Ceredigion: Interpreting an Ancient County. Gwasg Careg Gwalch. p. 25. LCCN 2008431869. OCLC 59877355.
- ^ Davies, William Llewelyn (1959). "CARTER, ISAAC (died 1741), printer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
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