:Llanwrda

{{Short description|Village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales}}

{{Infobox UK place

| type = Village and community

| country = Wales

| static_image_name = Church of St Cwrdaf, Llanwrda - geograph.org.uk - 2493456.jpg

| static_image_caption = St Cwrdaf Church in Llanwrda

| coordinates = {{coord|51.968|N|3.874|W|region:GB_source:enwiki-osgb36(SN713315)|display=title}}

| unitary_wales = Carmarthenshire

| module= 240px
Map of the community

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Llanwrda ({{IPA|cy|ɬanʊrˈda||Llanwrda.ogg}}) is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, {{convert|4|mi}} southwest of Llandovery. It lies on the River Towy. The population in 2011 was 514.{{cite web| url = https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=W04000543| title = Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics}}

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.[http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/dolaucothi-gold-mines/?campid=WLSPPC Dolacothau Gold Mines official site]

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.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/3982755.stm BBC News: Glyndŵr's burial mystery 'solved']

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20120818065217/http://llanwrda.wordpress.com/clubs-and-organisations/ The village and community of Llanwrda]
[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/CMN/Llanwrda/ GENUKI page]
[https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2742989 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llanwrda and surrounding area]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20050216095000/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/Travellers/place_page.jsp?p_id=6655 Brief description & links]
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Category:Villages in Carmarthenshire

Category:Communities in Carmarthenshire