Trap (or Trapp) is a hamlet in the county of
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire (; or informally ') is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. ...
in southwest
Wales
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, located on the western border of the
Brecon Beacons National Park
Brecon Beacons National Park, officially named Bannau Brycheiniog National Park (), is a National parks of the United Kingdom, national park in Wales. It is named after the Brecon Beacons (), the mountain range at its centre. The national park ...
, around four miles southeast of the town of
Llandeilo
Llandeilo () is a town and Community (Wales), community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated where the River Towy is crossed by the A483 road, A483 on a 19th-century stone bridge. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census the community had ...
. It is unclear whether the name – which often appears as Trapp on maps, although the spelling with a single ''p'' is generally preferred locally – refers to a fish-trap, a water-trap (
mill-leat), or, given that the village is in Cwm Lladron ("robbers' valley"), an ambush point.
The
Afon Cennen
The Afon Cennen is a river in the county of Carmarthenshire, south Wales. It rises on the northern slopes of the Black Mountain to the east of the summit of Tair Carn Uchaf and flows north to Blaencennen Farm, then westwards past Carreg Cenne ...
flows through the village and is bridged there by the road from
Ffairfach
Ffairfach is a village south of the market town of Llandeilo in the eastern part of Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is close to the confluence of the Afon Cennen and the River Towy. Population is 516 according to 2017 census.
Etymology
The Welsh la ...
to Drefach. One mile to the east, and visible from the village, are the remains of
Carreg Cennen Castle
Carreg Cennen Castle () is a castle sited on a high rocky outcrop overlooking the River Cennen, close to the village of Trap, four miles south east of Llandeilo in Carmarthenshire, Wales. ''Castell Carreg Cennen'' means ''castle on a rock next ...
, whilst to the south is the rocky
Carreg Dwfn, the westernmost hill of the national park. The remains of Capel Dewi, a medieval chapel, are situated to the east of the road south of the village.
Amenities
There is a public house in the village, though both the post office and the former village school have now closed. The village still brings in visitors with events such as the Trap Show, held on the last Saturday in July, at which there are competitions such as largest vegetable and prize animals and the annual Trap Fun Run, the 25th staging of which took place in May 2012. Trap Community Association purchased and refurbished the old school building and it was opened by
Lord Dynevor
Baron Dinevor, of Dinefwr Castle, Dinevor in the County of Carmarthen (usually spelt Dynevor or Dinefwr), is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created on 17 October 1780 for William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, with remainder to his da ...
on 29 September 2012
[local press announcement] as a community centre for residents and visitors. Brecon Carreg's bottling plant is situated just to the southeast of the village.
External links
images of Trap & surrounding area on Geograph websiteYr Hen Ysgol / Trap Village Hall
References
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Villages in Carmarthenshire