| The commote court later took over most of the functions of the cantref court. |
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| Each cantref was further divided into commotes, with Penychen made up of five such commotes, one being Glynrhondda. |
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| Ergyng eventually became a mere cantref, the Welsh equivalent of a hundred. |
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| Meirionnydd was then a vassal cantref of Powys, and the family there a cadet of the Mathrafal house of Powys. |
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| However it would not be until 1136 that the cantref was firmly within Gwynedd's control. |
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| Mathrafal is the original capital of the Kingdom of Powys, in the cantref of Caereinion. |
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| This would be presided over by the king if he happened to be present in the cantref, or if he was not present by his representative. |
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| The cantref court dealt with crimes, the determination of boundaries and matters concerning inheritance. |
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| Fishguard is within the historic Welsh cantref of Cemais, and part of the Welsh province of Dyfed, within the historic Principality of Deheubarth. |
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| In the early Middle Ages, Glynrhondda was a commote of the cantref of Penychen in the kingdom of Morgannwg, a sparsely populated agricultural area. |
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| Cantref aim to make the most of this funding and have 11 additional homes approved in Pentop, Cardigan. |
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| Gwent may also have extended east of the River Wye into areas known as Cantref Coch, which later became the Forest of Dean. |
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