Llanedi
Llanedi (
The community is bordered by the communities of:
City and County of Swansea.[3]
The name of the parish church, St Edith's, is thought to have the same origin as the name of the village. There are no apparent traces of the original medieval church and substantial rebuilding took place in 1860, Richard Kyrke Penson being the architect.[4]
Famous residents
- David Cuthbert Thomas (1895-1916), who inspired the First World War poets Siegfried Sassoon and Robert Graves, was the son of the rector of Llanedi.[5] His name appears on the war memorial in the village.[6]
Notes
- ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
- ^ "Areas touching Llanedi Community". MapIt. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "St Edi's Church, Llanedy (309910)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ISSN 1758-5856.
- ^ "Llanedi War Memorial". West Wales War Memorial Project. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
