Llanllwni is a village and

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Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire ( cy, Sir Gaerfyrddin; or informally ') is a county in the south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. The county is known as ...

, Wales, on the A485 road south-west of Llanybydder. To the south lies the mountain, Mynydd Llanllwni. The population of 638 recorded in the 2011 Census was estimated to be 692 in 2019.City Population. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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The village

The village of Llanllwni lies along the

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road, stretching for about along the road to the south-west of Llanybydder. Besides Llanllwni village, the community extends to the southern bank of the

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and includes the summit of Mynydd Llanllwni, high. The community is bordered by the communities of: Llanybydder;

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; and

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, all being in Carmarthenshire; and by

Llandysul Llandysul is a small town and community in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. As a community it consists of the townships of Capel Dewi, Horeb, Pontsian, Pren-gwyn, Tregroes, Rhydowen and the village of Llandysul itself. Llandysul lies in sout ...

and

Llanwenog Llanwenog is both a village and a community in Ceredigion, Wales. In 2011 the population of Llanwenog was 1,364, of whom 57.0% were able to speak Welsh. The community includes the villages of Alltyblacca, Gorsgoch, Cwmsychbant, Cwrtnewydd Highmea ...

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to the north of the River Teifi. The 2001 census recorded a population of 676, with 72.19 per cent of the community able to speak some Welsh. The population taken at the 2011 Census had decreased to 638, but was thought to have reached 692 in 2019. The 16th-century parish church is a Grade II* listed building, formerly dedicated to St Llwni and now to St Luke. The church stands on a wooded spur in a loop of the River Teifi. The medieval work incorporates a mixture of Tudor Gothic and early 19th-century Gothic styles, with a fine early 16th-century tower. To the north of the village are Norwood Gardens, which are open to the public for much of the year. To the south-west is the listed building and listed garden of Maesycrugiau Manor, rebuilt around 1900 after fire had destroyed much of the original Elizabethan castle. It served as a hotel and for self-catering accommodation until 2015.

Notable people

In order of birth: * David Jones (1736–1810), born in Llanllwni, was a prominent

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minister, who built the chapel at

Llangan Llangan ( cy, Llanganna) is a small village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is located approximately outside the market town of Cowbridge. As a community it contains the settlements of St Mary Hill, Treoes and Llangan itself. I ...

in 1776. * William Saunders (1806–1851) was a Welsh-language poet and

eisteddfod In Welsh culture, an ''eisteddfod'' is an institution and festival with several ranked competitions, including in poetry and music. The term ''eisteddfod'', which is formed from the Welsh morphemes: , meaning 'sit', and , meaning 'be', means, ac ...

prizewinner born in Llanllwni.

Wind farm

A plan to build a wind farm on Llanllwni Mountain with 21 wind turbines, each high, met resistance from residents. It was turned down by

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in November 2012, a decision confirmed by the Welsh Government in May 2014.

References

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Norwood GardensMaesycrugiau Manor
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