Llanllwni
Template:Short description Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Llanllwni is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, on the A485 road south-west of Llanybydder. To the south lies the mountain, Mynydd Llanllwni. The population of 638 recorded in the 2011 Census was estimated to be 692 in 2019.[1]
The village
The village of Llanllwni lies along the A485 road, stretching for about Script error: No such module "convert". along the road to the south-west of Llanybydder. Besides Llanllwni village, the community extends to the southern bank of the River Teifi and includes the summit of Mynydd Llanllwni, Script error: No such module "convert". high. The community is bordered by the communities of: Llanybydder; Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn; and Llanfihangel-ar-Arth, all being in Carmarthenshire; and by Llandysul and Llanwenog in Ceredigion to the north of the River Teifi.[2] The 2001 census recorded a population of 676, with 72.19 per cent of the community able to speak some Welsh. The population taken at the 2011 Census had decreased to 638,[3] but was thought to have reached 692 in 2019.[1]
The 16th-century parish church is a Grade II* listed building, formerly dedicated to St Llwni and now to St Luke. The church stands on a wooded spur in a loop of the River Teifi. The medieval work incorporates a mixture of Tudor Gothic and early 19th-century Gothic styles, with a fine early 16th-century tower.[4]
To the north of the village are Norwood Gardens, which are open to the public for much of the year.[5] To the south-west is the listed building and listed garden of Maesycrugiau Manor, rebuilt around 1900 after fire had destroyed much of the original Elizabethan castle. It served as a hotel and for self-catering accommodation until 2015.[6]
Notable people
In order of birth:
- David Jones (1736–1810), born in Llanllwni, was a prominent Methodist minister, who built the chapel at Llangan in 1776.[7]
- William Saunders (1806–1851) was a Welsh-language poet and eisteddfod prizewinner born in Llanllwni.[8]
Wind farm
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References
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