Sir Hugh Myddelton

Entrepreneur who leased the Cardiganshire silver-lead mines of Cwmsymlog and Darren from the Society of Mines Royal in 1617 and was said to take great profits in silver from Cwmsymlog until his death in 1631.

In the archive

• Lessee · Cwmsymlog Mine (1617–1631) — Leased Cwmsymlog from the Society of Mines Royal in 1617; the mine and its community grew under him.
• Operator record · Sir Hugh Myddelton. Mines: Cwmsymlog Mine (lessee, 1617–1631)

Sources

1. Cwmsymlog Mine chimney, Trefeurig (Cadw listed building 83663), Cadw, via British Listed Buildings
2. Cwmsymlog (Historic Landscape Character Area), Heneb (Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust)
3. The Darren Mines (incl. Cwmsymlog or East Darren Mine), Northern Mine Research Society

Record created: 18 September 2026 · Last researched: 18 September 2026