However it would not be until 1136 that the cantref was firmly within Gwynedd's control. |
The commote court later took over most of the functions of the cantref court. |
Mathrafal is the original capital of the Kingdom of Powys, in the cantref of Caereinion. |
Meirionnydd was then a vassal cantref of Powys, and the family there a cadet of the Mathrafal house of Powys. |
Ergyng eventually became a mere cantref, the Welsh equivalent of a hundred. |
Each cantref was further divided into commotes, with Penychen made up of five such commotes, one being Glynrhondda. |