Llandybie ( cy, Llandybïe , "

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's church") is a community which includes a large village of the same name situated north of

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in Carmarthenshire, Wales. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, Llandybie village itself is home to a population of 3,800, while the community – which also includes the villages of

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, Caerbryn,

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, Pentregwenlais, Penybanc,

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, and

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– has 8,800 inhabitants, increasing to 10,994 at the 2011 census. It was in Llandybie, in 1943, that the mineral Brammallite was found for the first time. Llandybie hosted the

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in 1944. The village is served by Llandybie railway station on the Heart of Wales Line and the A483 road which is the main road. Llandybie Community Primary School is located in the north-easterly fringe of the village. The community is bordered by the communities of: Dyffryn Cennen; Cwmamman; Betws;

; Llanedi; Llannon;

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; and Llanfihangel Aberbythych, all being in Carmarthenshire.

Notable people

* Jenny Ogwen, former actress and presenter

References

Sources

External links

www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llandybie and surrounding areaLlandybie CP School
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