nˌɪɹ tə ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ, ðə lˈɔːɹdz ʌv jˈeɪl hæd kənstɹˈʌktᵻd ɐn ˈɜːθændtˈɪmbɚ mˈɑːt ænd bˈeɪli kˈæsəl, tˈoʊmɛnwˈaɪfˈɛɹdɚ, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ɪlˈɛvənθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, wˌɪtʃ sˈiːmz tə hæv ˈæktᵻd æz ɐn ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɪv sˈɛntɚ.
Near to the village, the Lords of Yale had constructed an earth-and-timber motte and bailey castle, Tomen-y-faerdre, during the 11th century, which seems to have acted as an administrative centre.