Newchurch and Merthyr

{{Short description|Community in Carmarthenshire, Wales}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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| type = Community

| country = Wales

| coordinates = {{coord|51.894|-4.351|display=title|region:GB_scale:10000}}

| unitary_wales = Carmarthenshire

| module= 240px
Map of the community

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Newchurch and Merthyr ({{langx|cy|Llannewydd a Merthyr}}) is a community located in Carmarthenshire, Wales including the villages of Newchurch (Welsh: Llannewydd) and Merthyr. The community population at the 2011 census was 676.{{cite web|url=https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126911&c=SA33+6AF&d=16&e=62&g=6492101&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1429004767882&enc=1|title=Community population 2011 |accessdate=14 April 2015}}

The community is bordered by the communities of: Cynwyl Elfed; Bronwydd; Carmarthen; Llangynog; St Clears; Meidrim; and Abernant, all being in Carmarthenshire.

In May 2022 the community was transferred from the Cynwyl Elfed electoral ward to the county ward of Trelech. The Trellech ward elects one councillor to Carmarthenshire County Council.{{cite web |url=https://ldbc.gov.wales/sites/ldbc/files/review/Carmarthenshire%20Final%20Report_e_reduced_4.pdf |title=Review of the Electoral Arrangements of the County of Carmarthenshire – Final Recommendations Report |date=October 2019 |publisher=Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales |pages=39-41 |access-date=23 July 2022 }}