Llangynog, Carmarthenshire

Coordinates: 51°49′12″N 4°24′39″W / 51.82000°N 4.41083°W / 51.82000; -4.41083
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For the village in Montgomeryshire, Powys, see Llangynog.

Llangynog, Carmarthenshire

Llangynog is a village

Laugharne Township; and St Clears, all being in Carmarthenshire. The population at the 2011 census was 492.[3]

Rocks found in a quarry near to the village in 1977 contain some of the Earth's oldest fossils which date from the

oats and barley, with a little wheat... The parish church, dedicated to St Cynog is a very plain edifice, consisting of two aisles.[16]

The War Memorial near the village hall commemorates both world wars, and was unveiled by Princess Marie Louise (granddaughter of Queen Victoria) in 1922.[17] Lady Kylsant sold Coombe Mansion to the Home Office in 1941 and it became a National Childrens Home, initially for war evacuees. In 1960 the property was purchased by the Leonard Cheshire Foundation as a facility for ex-service veterans, remaining as residential home until 2006.

The triangle formed by Llangynog, Llangain and Llansteffan was described by Dylan Thomas as his ' "breeding-box valley". His mother's family, the Williamses, lived in the triangle, in farms such as Waunfwlchan, Llwyngwyn, Maesgwyn and Penycoed.[18]

Notable people

  • Owen Phillips (1863-1937) 1st Baron Kylsant, shipping magnate and politician resident at Coombe House.
  • Gerald Williams (1929 -2016) tennis commentator who spent 10 years in the village after moving from Surrey with his mother to escape the Blitz in 1939.

References

  1. ^ "Llangynog, Carmarthenshire (Sir Gaerfyrddin)". OS GetOutside. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Llangynog, Carmarthenshire". Vision of Britain Through Time. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  4. ^ Thomas, Gavin (21 January 2024). "Earth's earliest creatures dated from Welsh rocks". BBC News. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Twlc-y-filiast, Chambered Tomb (304144)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Gwal-y-filiast; Bwrdd Arthur (304270)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Mythology & Landscapes". Wiki loves monuments UK. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  8. ^ "St Stephen's Church, Llansteffan (102186)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Church of St Cynog, Llangynog". Dyfed Archaeological Trust. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Pilgrim's Rest". Castle Facts. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Pilgrims' Church, Trefenty (102138/images)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  12. ^ "St Teilo's Church, Llandeilo Abercowin (304153)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Ebeneser Welsh Baptist Church, Particular;ebenezer, Ebenezer (6550)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Llangynog Tithe Map". Welsh Tithe Maps. NLW. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Coomb House (115369)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  16. ^ From A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (S. Lewis, 1844).
  17. ^ "Llangynog Village Hall, Llangynog". Carmarthenshire Halls. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  18. ^ Dylan Remembered 1914-34 vol 1 by D N Thomas, Seren 2003

External links

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