THE KENFIG SOCIETY - CYMDEITHAS CYNFFIG

Updated  March 2008

 

Membership Fees are as follows:  

Full  £6   ;        Concessionary £3:            Family £8  

Anyone wishing to join the Society should send a cheques made payable to The Kenfig Society to :

Mr Brian James
4, Glan-y-Llyn,
Broadlands,  
North Cornelly  
CF33 4EF  

The Kenfig Society was founded in 1989 and has a membership of about 120. Its objects are to encourage the study of the history and natural history of the locality.

 

The present-day village of Kenfig (Cynffig in Welsh), dates from the 17th century but its history goes back at least to the 12th century when a castle was built nearby, by the Normans. Subsequently a substantial town grew-up around the Kenfig Castle, which flourished until the 15th century, when the continual influx of sand eventually caused the town to be abandoned.

 

More pictures and information on some of the main historical attractions of the area, click on the Places option on the menu bar.

About The Society

Society Activities

Membership Fees

 

• Meetings are held monthly in the Pyle Life Centre, which is the new designation of the old Pyle Library/Welfare. At each meeting, a talk is arranged on some relevant aspect of local history or natural history. In addition, trips and walks are arranged to various sites of interest.
• The Society publishes a newsletter, entitled Kenfig News, several times each year and also from time to time, it publishes booklets on various aspects of local history.
• Until recently, an archaeological dig has been carried out near the site of the medieval town of Kenfig and other local history projects are also in hand

The Society is also building an archive of material of relevance to the history of the area, which is available for reference to members.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cattle drinking at the edge of Kenfig Pool

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A gateway in Kenfig Castle, which, sadly , is mostly covered in sand and overgrown with vegetation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Prince of Wales public house. Once the Town Hall of Kenfig, after the sands had engulfed the old town and castle