Pennard
Pennard is a village and parish on the south of the Gower peninsula of Glamorgan. It is situated about seven miles south west of Swansea city centre.
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Description and amenities
The village has a church, health centre, library, a primary school and a golf course. To the west are the 12th-century ruins of Pennard Castle.
Pennard Golf Club
Pennard Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course known as the "links in the sky"[1] due to its lofty views over the coast and Pennard Sand Dunes. Described variously as "intimidating"[2] and only second in beauty to the Langland Bay Golf Club,[1] the club invited golf architect Tom Doak to rebuild and redesign its bunkers in 2015.[3]
St Mary's Churches
The parish church of Pennard, St Mary's, post dates an earlier mediæval church of the same name near to Pennard Castle.[4] The older church was abandoned in the 1500s and only the foundations remain.[5] The newer church was restored in 1847 and a porch added. Inside the church there is a Jacobean pulpit and font cover, as well as some 18th-century wall tablets. The church became Grade II listed in 1964.[5]
The poets Vernon Watkins (1906–1967), Harri Webb (1920–1994) and Nigel Jenkins (1949–2014) are buried in the churchyard.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tansley, Craig (24 March 2016). "The green, green grass of Tom Jones' home". The Australian Financial Review. http://www.afr.com/lifestyle/travel/the-green-green-grass-of-tom-jones-home-20160307-gnccez. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ↑ "18 golf holes in South West Wales that will challenge and delight the most demanding of players". South Wales Evening Post. 22 February 2016. http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/18-golf-holes-South-West-Wales-challenge-delight/story-28785105-detail/story.html. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ↑ Lawrence, Adam (22 November 2015). "Pennard appoints Tom Doak to consult on bunker rebuilding work". Golf Course Architecture. http://www.golfcoursearchitecture.net/content/Pennard-appoints-Tom-Doak-to-consult-on-bunker-rebuilding-work. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ↑ Remains Of St Mary's Church, Pennard, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 2016-03-24
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Church of St Mary, Pennard, Pennard". British Listed Buildings. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-11537-church-of-st-mary-pennard-pennard. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ↑ Osmond, John (12 February 2014). "Farewell to poet who held close his vision for Wales". Click on Wales. http://www.clickonwales.org/2014/02/farewell-to-poet-who-held-close-his-vision-for-wales/. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
Outside links
- Location map: 51°34’44"N, 4°4’16"W
