Llanwrda

Llanwrda
Village and community
St Cwrdaf Church in Llanwrda
Llanwrda Location within Carmarthenshire
Principal area	Carmarthenshire
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh

Llanwrda ([ɬanʊrˈda] ^ⓘ) is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Llandovery. It lies on the River Towy. The population in 2011 was 514.^[1]

Transport and other features

The village is served by Llanwrda railway station.

The south end of the community is intersected by the A40 road between Llandeilo and Llandovery and the village stands at the junction of this road with the A482 to Lampeter and Aberaeron. The community is bordered by the Carmarthenshire communities of: Cynwyl Gaeo; Cilycwm; Llandovery; Myddfai; and Llansadwrn.

6 miles from the village centre are the Dolaucothi Gold Mines.^[2]

Notable people

• Sir John Powell (ca.1632 – 1696), a Welsh judge on the Court of Common Pleas and the Court of King's Bench.
• Thomas Johns (1836–1914), a Welsh Independent (Congregationalist) minister

and

It has been claimed that the church is the last resting-place of Owain Glyndŵr, the last native Welshman to hold the title of Prince of Wales.^[3]

References

1. "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".
2. Dolacothau Gold Mines official site
3. BBC News: Glyndŵr's burial mystery 'solved'

External links

• The village and community of Llanwrda
• GENUKI page
• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llanwrda and surrounding area
• Brief description & links
• Map sources for Llanwrda