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[http://www.brynheulog.com/llanddewi_brefi.htm] Brynheulog B & B</ref>  Either way the mound in question is said to be the one on which the church was built, though it actually dates from almost seven centuries later. It has been altered a number of times, and at some stage in the past must have been considerably larger than it is now.<ref>[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/cj.tolley/ctm/ctm-llanddewibrefi.htm] Pre-Norman Stone Crosses</ref> The central tower of the church dates from the end of the 12th Century.  Many features within this church bear witness to it having been an important centre for Christian worship during the 7th-10th centuries.

[http://www.brynheulog.com/llanddewi_brefi.htm] Brynheulog B & B</ref>  Either way the mound in question is said to be the one on which the church was built, though it actually dates from almost seven centuries later. It has been altered a number of times, and at some stage in the past must have been considerably larger than it is now.<ref>[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/cj.tolley/ctm/ctm-llanddewibrefi.htm] Pre-Norman Stone Crosses</ref> The central tower of the church dates from the end of the 12th Century.  Many features within this church bear witness to it having been an important centre for Christian worship during the 7th-10th centuries.

Llanddewi Brefi was a crucial test case in the [[Enclosure Acts|Enclosure Act]] Legislation of [[1750]], (amended  1801). When the legislation was enacted in [[Ceredigion]], a number of parishes, led by Llanddewi Brefi objected to the proposals. The dispute continued for the next 44 years during which time the other contesting villages had  managed to resolve their disputes; [[Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn]] in [[1813]] and [[Llangynfelyn]] in [[1824]]. In [[1845]], with Llanddewi Brefi still holding out, a new body called the [[Enclosure Commissioners]] was set up specifically to deal with the Llanddewi Brefi case.  Despite this, the legal arguments continued for another 39 years, with the descendants (in some case the great grand-children) of the original parishioners still holding out. In [[1883]] the matter was finally resolved<ref>[http://www.archivesnetworkwales.info/cgi-bin/anw/fulldesc_nofr?inst_id=31&coll_id=2032&expand] Ceredigion Archives: Cardiganshire Enclosure Acts Collection</ref> but the case of Llanddewi Brefi still stands as one of the most costly (inflation adjusted) and long-running cases in British legal history.  

Llanddewi Brefi was a crucial test case in the [[Enclosure Acts|Enclosure Act]] Legislation of [[1750]], (amended  1801). When the legislation was enacted in [[Ceredigion]], a number of parishes, led by Llanddewi Brefi objected to the proposals. The dispute continued for the next 44 years during which time the other contesting villages had  managed to resolve their disputes; [[Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn]] in [[1813]] and [[Llangynfelyn]] in [[1824]]. In [[1845]], with Llanddewi Brefi still holding out, a new body called the [[Enclosure Commissioners]] was set up specifically to deal with the Llanddewi Brefi case.  Despite this, the legal arguments continued for another 39 years, with the descendants (in some cases the great grand-children) of the original parishioners still holding out. In [[1883]] the matter was finally resolved<ref>[http://www.archivesnetworkwales.info/cgi-bin/anw/fulldesc_nofr?inst_id=31&coll_id=2032&expand] Ceredigion Archives: Cardiganshire Enclosure Acts Collection</ref> but the case of Llanddewi Brefi still stands as one of the most costly (inflation adjusted) and long-running cases in British legal history.  

   

   

It achieved such notoriety in [[Queen Victoria|Victorian]] England that it undoubtedly was the inspiration for one of the minor cases that the lawyer Tulkinghorne is pursuing within [[Charles Dickens]]' novel [[Bleak House]], the central theme of which is an equally long-running legal case called ''Jarndyce & Jarndyce''

It achieved such notoriety in [[Queen Victoria|Victorian]] England that it undoubtedly was the inspiration for one of the minor cases that the lawyer Tulkinghorne is pursuing within [[Charles Dickens]]' novel [[Bleak House]], the central theme of which is an equally long-running legal case called ''Jarndyce & Jarndyce''