Llangunnor
{{Short description|Village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = Wales
| welsh_name = Llangynnwr
| constituency_welsh_assembly = Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
| official_name = Llangunnor
| static_image = Llangunnor_Church.jpg
| static_image_caption = Parish church of Saint Ceinwr
| coordinates = {{coord|51.85699|-4.276085|display=inline,title}}
| community_wales = Llangunnor
| unitary_wales = Carmarthenshire
| lieutenancy_wales = Dyfed
| constituency_westminster = Caerfyrddin
| population = 2381
| population_ref = (2011){{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/llangunnor-w05000493#sthash.IbVTwEqW.dpbs|title=Community and Ward population 2011|accessdate=16 April 2015}}
| post_town = CARMARTHEN
| postcode_district = SA31
| postcode_area = SA
| postcode_district1 = SA32
| postcode_area1 = SA
| dial_code = 01267
| os_grid_reference = SN433200
| module= 240px
Map of the community
}}
File:Dyfed-Powys Police HQ, Llangunnor, Carmarthen - geograph.org.uk - 25020.jpg
Llangunnor ({{langx|cy|Llangynnwr}}) is a village and community located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is the southern suburb of Carmarthen town and consists mainly of suburban housing which has expanded in recent years. It has a small shop, two chapels, a church and a primary school. It is made up of the villages and hamlets of Nantycaws, Pensarn, Login and Pibwrlwyd.
St Ceinwr's church
The oldest part of the present church building dates possibly from the 14th century. David Charles the Welsh hymn-writer is buried there. A stone tablet inside the church commemorates the essayist and politician Sir Richard Steele. The church is a Grade II listed building.{{Cadw|num=82388|desc=Church of St Ceinwr, Llangunnor|grade=II|access-date=9 February 2024}} The vicars of St Ceinwr's can be traced back to at least 1661 and are recorded on the Incumbent board inside the church.{{cite web|url=http://www.llangunnor.net/church/vicars|title=Llangunnor Network|accessdate=3 October 2014}}
The parish also has two nonconformist chapels - Babell which is Methodist{{cite web|url=http://www.llangunnorcommunitycouncil.co.uk/Llangunnor-Community-Council/capel_babell-13318.aspx|title=Capel Babell - Llangunnor Community Council Website|accessdate=3 October 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006090444/http://www.llangunnorcommunitycouncil.co.uk/Llangunnor-Community-Council/capel_babell-13318.aspx|archivedate=6 October 2014}} and Philadelphia which is Independent.{{cite web|url=http://www.llangunnorcommunitycouncil.co.uk/Llangunnor-Community-Council/capel_philadelphia-13318.aspx|title=Capel Philadelphia - Llangunnor Community Council Website|publisher=|accessdate=3 October 2014}} Notable graves include those of poet Lewis Morris (1833 - 1907),{{cite web|url=http://www.llangunnor.net/news/22111907|title=Llangunnor Network|website=Llangunnor Network|accessdate=19 September 2017}} hymn-writer David Charles and Sir Ewen Maclean.{{Cite web|url=https://biography.wales/article/s8-MACL-JOH-1865|title = MACLEAN, Sir EWEN JOHN (1865-1953), first professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at the Welsh National School of Medicine | Dictionary of Welsh Biography}}
Manor House
Bryn Towy Mansion in a Grade II listed building, which was built by William Bonville Junior in approximately 1850.{{cite web | url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300009737-bryn-towy-mansion-llangunnor | title=Bryn Towy Mansion, Llangunnor, Carmarthenshire }}{{cite web | url=https://portfolio.savills.com/property/bryntowy-mansion/#:~:text=Bryntowy%20Mansion%20is%20an%20elegant,house%20and%20stables%20to%20rear%E2%80%A6 | title=Bryntowy Mansion }}
School
Llangunnor has a mixed primary school for day pupils aged 3 to 11 years. The present school buildings were opened in 1961 and accommodate the Junior Department, Welsh Nursery and English Infants. The Nursery and Welsh Infant Departments are accommodated in a section built in 1980. The school is sited in semi-rural surroundings south of the town of Carmarthen, close to the River Tywi.
Governance
Llangunnor Community Council is made of two wards (East & West) and represented by thirteen elected members. The Council meets on the third Thursday of every month (except in August) at 'Yr Aelwyd' and meeting are open to the general public.{{cite web|url=http://www.llangunnor.net/council/dates|title=Llangunnor Network|accessdate=18 October 2014}} The community is bordered by the communities of: Abergwili; Llanarthney; Llanddarog; Llangyndeyrn; Llandyfaelog; and Carmarthen, all being in Carmarthenshire. Llangunnor is also the name of the county electoral ward to Carmarthenshire County Council. The ward is coterminous with the community. The ward is represented by one county councillor.{{cite web|title=The County of Carmarthenshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998|url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3136/schedule/made |publisher=Legislation.gov.uk|date=23 November 1998 |access-date=24 July 2022}}
References
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Further reading
- Jones, Major Francis. (1986), Llangunnor, A Contribution.
- Treharne, Cyril L. (1989), The History of Llangunnor Church, Llangunnor, {{ISBN|1871600022}}
External links
- [http://www.llangunnor.net Llangunnor Network] - local information website
- [http://www.llangunnor.org.uk Llangunnor Community Council Website]
- [http://www.llangynnwr.amdro.org.uk Llangunnor Primary School Website]
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Category:Villages in Carmarthenshire