▁W re x ham ▁along ▁the ▁A 5 4 1 ▁road , ▁it ▁is ▁cont igu ous ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁village ▁of ▁Ca erg wr le ▁and ▁closely ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Hope . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁turn pi ke ▁road ▁known ▁as ▁Aber m ord du ▁Branch ▁running ▁from ▁the ▁to ll house ▁at ▁King ' s ▁Fer ry ▁to ▁Aber m ord du . ▁ ▁Its ▁name ▁probably ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁confl u ence ▁( ab er ) ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁bro ok ▁called ▁M ord du ▁with ▁the ▁River ▁A lyn . ▁ ▁Land marks ▁Aber m ord du ▁Primary ▁School , ▁although ▁originally ▁in ▁the ▁village , ▁has ▁for ▁the ▁many ▁dec ades ▁had ▁its ▁site ▁in ▁C ef n - y - bed d , ▁whilst ▁the ▁local ▁secondary ▁school ▁is ▁in ▁nearby ▁Hope . ▁ ▁To ▁the ▁north west ▁along ▁the ▁A 5 4 1 ▁is ▁the ▁ru ins ▁of ▁Ca erg wr le ▁Castle . ▁It ▁was ▁probably ▁built ▁by ▁D af y dd ▁ap ▁Gru ff y dd ▁after ▁being ▁given ▁land ▁by ▁Edward ▁I ▁after ▁his ▁initial ▁con quest ▁of ▁Wales ▁in ▁ 1 2 7 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁dam aged ▁by ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁in ▁ 1 2 8 2 , ▁and ▁c eded ▁to ▁John ▁of ▁C rom well ▁in ▁ 1 3 0 8 ▁to ▁re build ▁it , ▁but ▁by ▁ 1 3 3 5 ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁ru ins ▁and