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During the period of the
Civil War in Wales
and the Marches
(1642-49), Lieutenant General Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) devoted much
of his time to defeating the supporters of the crown in the
Principality. His family originated from Wales
and bore the surname Williams, while he himself had risen from
obscurity through the favours of Thomas Cromwell, one of Henry VIII
Ministers.
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In
May 1648, during the Civil War, Cromwell was at Cwmcastell, which
is located approximately halfway between the Clubhouse and Ffynnon
Ddrain village. He himself did not disturb the neighbourhood of Carmarthen
probably because his relatives lived at the farmhouse.
However , he did send one of his generals to fight the
Carmarthenites to dismantle the castle, a task that was to remain
unfinished. During the same period, Cromwell defeated the Royalists
at Tenby and Pembroke in bloody skirmishes and on his way to the
latter, had met with an army of tenant farmers under the command of
the Knight or Baron of Trawsmawr. A prearranged plan to capture
Cromwell had been made but this was thwarted and, in the ensuing
fight the Knight was killed near Glanrhyd farm. It was in
commemoration of that sad event that the name of Glanrhyd was
changed to Rhydymarchog (Knights Ford).
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Centuries later
on July 28th 1928 Rhydymarchog became the new site for our Golf
Course. The Knight in armour is therefore the clubs historical link
with the past, a reminder of the eponymous hero and the fate of the
Knight of Trawsmawr.
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