- His
court would have been
situated in a
special tref,
referred to as a
maerdref. Here, the
bonded villagers who
farmed the chieftain's
estate lived, together...
- 11th or 12th century, when it was
established as a "serf village" (or
maerdref),
possibly by
Cadwgan ap Bleddyn. It
remained a serf
village until the...
-
medieval kingdom of Gwynedd,
Llanfaes functioned as the
royal demesne (Welsh:
maerdref) and seat of
local governance for the
commote of
Dindaethwy in cantref...
- also
contained a
maerdref, or
royal manorial centre, and hafodydd,
royal summer cow-pastures. In the
commote of Nant
Conwy the
maerdref was at
Trefriw and...
-
nature reserve. In
medieval Gwynedd,
Rhosyr was the
royal demesne (Welsh:
maerdref) and seat of
governance for the
commote of Menai. The
location was a residence...
-
Twrcelyn in the
cantref of Cemais, to the north. The
commote court and
maerdref was at Llanfaes, the commote's most
important settlement.
Later in the...
-
scattered homesteads. The most
important village was the mayor's
settlement or
maerdref.
Maerdy in the
Rhondda Fach has been
identified as such,
mainly on the...
-
occupied by the Welsh.
Dolbenmaen was
probably the
administrative centre (
maerdref) of the
commote of Eifionydd, and the
motte is ****ociated with the court...
- of the
trade of the
whole of Gwynedd. By the 900s it was the main town (
Maerdref) and
Royal Court (Llys) of the
commote of
Dindaethwy which covered the...
-
courts of
medieval Welsh rulers and may
refer to the
administrative manor (
maerdref) of a
local lord. The name is
first mentioned in 1246 as
Keventhles and...
