Ynys Owen
Ynys Owen, which translates from Welsh to English as Owain’s riverside meadow, has been claimed by some to possibly commemorated Owain Glyn Dwr, whose followers were involved in an uprising around 1400. The area was referred to and written as Ynys Owen as early as 1630, noting that the narrow valley was heavily wooded, with various traditional Tyddyns (long-house farms) marking out the various rural farming territories.
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“Soldiers may grow a soul when turned to fronds,
But here the thing’s best left at home with friends.”
—Wilfred Owen (1893–1918)