Hermon, Pembrokeshire

Hermon (Welsh pronunciation^ⓘ) is a small rural village in the parish of Llanfyrnach and the community of Crymych, Pembrokeshire, Wales, about 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Crymych.^[1]

Hermon Welsh: hermon
Hermon Location within Pembrokeshire
Population	312
OS grid reference	SN2108531908
Community	Crymych
Principal area	Pembrokeshire
Preserved county	Dyfed
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Glogue
Postcode district	SA36
Dialling code	01239
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Preseli Pembrokeshire
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Preseli Pembrokeshire
List of places UK Wales Pembrokeshire 51.957°N 4.605°W / 51.957; -4.605

History

A pre-1850 parish map shows an inn in the village,^[2] The Lamb Inn which, according to CAMRA, is now (2018) closed.^[3]

Chapel

Hermon Baptist Chapel

There are two chapels in the village. Hermon Baptist Chapel was built in 1808 and subsequently rebuilt the same century.^[4] Brynmyrnach Welsh Independent Chapel was built in 1888.^[5][6]

Community Centre

When Hermon School closed in 2006, it was bought by the community, extended and converted into a Community Resource Centre (Canolfan Hermon), which was completed in 2013. The 53 pupils of the school transferred to Ysgol-y-Frenni Community Primary School in Crymych.^[7][8]