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Llandybïe
Llandybie ( , " Saint Tybie's church") is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, with the village being situated north of Ammanford. 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 Blaenau, Caerbryn, Capel Hendre, Cwmgwili, Pentregwenlais, Penybanc, Pen-y-groes, and Saron – 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 National Eisteddfod of Wales 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; Ammanford; Llanedi; Llannon; Gorslas; and Llanfihangel Aberbythyc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llandybie Railway Station
Llandybie railway station serves the village of Llandybie near Ammanford, Carmarthenshire. The railway station is located below street level just off Kings Road. This is a convenient stop for Glynhir Estate and Glynhir Falls. from the station is the Llandybie 18-hole golf course. All trains serving the station are operated by Transport for Wales Rail, Transport for Wales. For trains travelling south this is a request stop, but those travelling north have to make a mandatory call so that the train driver can press the plunger on the platform that activates the warning lights & barriers at the adjacent level crossing over the A483 prior to departure. When the original station was replaced, the signal box was saved and can be found on the Gwili Railway at Bronwydd Arms. Facilities Amenities at the station are basic. There is no ticket provision (so all tickets have to be purchased on the train or in advance) and only a single stone waiting shelter is provided, along with timetab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmer Rees
Elmer Gethin Rees, (19 November 1941 – 4 October 2019) was a Welsh mathematician with publications in areas ranging from topology, differential geometry, algebraic geometry, linear algebra and Morse theory to robotics. He held the post of Director of the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research, a partnership between the University of Bristol and the British signals intelligence agency GCHQ, from its creation in 2005 until 2009. Biography Rees was born in Llandybie and grew up in Wales. He studied at St Catharine's College, Cambridge gaining a BA before moving on to the University of Warwick, where he completed his PhD in 1967. His thesis on ''Projective Spaces and Associated Maps'', was written under the supervision of David B. A. Epstein. Rees's career had taken him to University of Hull, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, Swansea University and St Catherine's College, Oxford, before becoming a professor at the University of Edinburgh in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Ceridwen Rees
Anne Ceridwen Rees (July 9, 1874 – October 19, 1905) was a Welsh-American physician who practiced in New Jersey. Early life Rees was born in Pentregwenlais, Carmarthenshire in Wales on July 9, 1874. Her parents were Edwin and Mary E. Rees; her mother was also known in literary circles as Dyffrynferch.D. R. Lewis"The Late Anne C. Rees, M. D. (Ceridwen)"''The Cambrian'' 25(12)(December 1905): 543-544. She attended Gwynfryn Academy, where she studied with Watcyn Wyn. In 1892, she moved to America, to pursue medical training at the Woman's Medical College at the New York Infirmary. She earned her doctor of medicine degree in 1898. Career Rees lived with her aunt and uncle, and built a medical practice in Union Hill, New Jersey, during her short career. Her work was cited as a reason for her early death in obituaries: "Her constitution, undermined by the years of hard work, proved unequal to the demands made upon it." Personal life and death Rees died from pneumonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Thomas Job
John Thomas Job (21 May 1867 – 4 November 1938), was a Welsh minister, hymn-writer and poet. He was born at Llandybie in Carmarthenshire, and educated locally. He went on to Trefeca College to train as a Methodist minister. In 1894, he married Etta Davies, and they had three children. He won the bardic chair at the National Eisteddfod of Wales The National Eisteddfod of Wales ( Welsh: ') is the largest of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales. Its eight days of competitions and performances are considered the largest music and poetry festival in Europe. Competito ... on three occasions: in 1897, 1903, and 1918, and in 1900 he won the crown. He also won the chair at the San Francisco Eisteddfod of 1915. In the same year, he married for the second time, to Catherine Shaw; they had two children. Works *''Caniadau Job'' References 1867 births 1938 deaths Chaired bards Crowned bards {{Wales-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Catharine Wilkinson
Caroline, Lady Wilkinson (born Caroline Catharine r Catherineref name="desmond" /> Lucas; 1822–1881) was a Welsh botanist and the author of '' Weeds And Wild Flowers: Their Uses, Legends, And Literature'' (1858). She was born on 10 May 1822 in Llandebie, Carmarthenshire, Wales and died on 2 October 1881 in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire. Caroline Lucas married egyptologist John Gardner Wilkinson. Her husband was knighted in 1839 and as the wife of a knight, she was entitled to the customary style of ''lady ''Lady'' is a term for a woman who behaves in a polite way. Once used to describe only women of a high social class or status, the female counterpart of lord, now it may refer to any adult woman, as gentleman can be used for men. "Lady" is al ...''. She illustrated her husband's book, ''Desert Plants of Egypt''. References 1822 births 1881 deaths 19th-century British botanists 19th-century Welsh women artists 19th-century Welsh artists 19th-century Welsh sci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanfihangel Aberbythych
Llanfihangel Aberbythych () is a Community (Wales), community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The population recorded at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 1,344. It is bordered by Llangathen, Llandeilo, Dyffryn Cennen, Llandybie, Gorslas and Llanarthney, all of which are in Carmarthenshire. There is no village of Llanfihangel Aberbythych – the name is taken from St Michael's Church, which dates from 1849, at Golden Grove, Carmarthenshire, Golden Grove (), about 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Llandeilo. It now belongs to the Church in Wales parish of Cathinog Hundred, Catheiniog. Villages include Carmel, Carmarthenshire, Carmel and Maesybont. Governance An Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward of Carmarthenshire County Council with the same name exists. This stretches north from the village and holds a total population of 1,851. Notable person *Sir William Vaughan (writer), William Vaughan (c. 1575 – August 1641) was a writer in Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorslas
Gorslas is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, located on the A476 road northwest of Cross Hands. The village population at the 2011 census was 4,066. Neighbouring villages are Cefneithin and Penygroes. The community is bordered by the Carmarthenshire communities of Llanarthney, Llanfihangel Aberbythych, Llandybie, Llannon, Pontyberem, and Llanddarog. The community includes the settlements of Drefach, Cwmmawr, Foelgastell, and Cefneithin. Gorslas will have a new primary school, opening on 7 September 2022, a year later than planned following the coronavirus pandemic. The school will be a community based centre with local groups able to make use of its facilities. Governance An electoral ward A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected t ... in the same name ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llannon
Llannon is a village, community and electoral ward in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is located on the A476 road south east of the county town, Carmarthen, between Tumble and Swiss Valley. The community of Llannon contains Llannon village, Tumble and Cross Hands. The community is bordered by the communities of: Gorslas; Llandybie; Llanedi; Llangennech; Llanelli Rural; and Pontyberem, all being in Carmarthenshire. The community had a population of 5,270 as of the 2011 census. History and amenities Llannon has deep historical links with the Rebecca Riots and there is rumoured to be a secret passage under the main road running through the village. This passage was said to have been used by Oliver Cromwell and possibly the Rebecca Rioters as an escape route. The passage runs from the Red Lion public house to the parish church. Another public house, called the Greyhound Inn, lies on the Llannon to Hendy road junction. It is unknown which is older, but the road that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanedi
Llanedi () is a village and community (Wales), community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Once the name of a parish, Llanedi is now a community taking in the hamlet of Llanedi and the villages of Hendy, Hendy, Fforest (suburbs of Pontarddulais) and Tycroes. The community population taken at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 5,664. The community is located between Ammanford and Llanelli. The community is bordered by the communities of: Llangennech; Llannon; Llandybie; Ammanford; and Betws, Carmarthenshire, Betws, all being in Carmarthenshire, and by: Mawr; Pontarddulais; and Grovesend and Waungron, all in the City and County of Swansea. The name of the parish church, St Edith's, is thought to have the same origin as the name of the village. There are no apparent traces of the original medieval church and substantial rebuilding took place in 1860, Richard Kyrke Penson being the architect. Famous residents *David Cuthbert Thomas (1895–1916), who inspired the First World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betws, Carmarthenshire
Betws (; ) is a small village and community on the River Amman in Carmarthenshire, Wales, some 15 miles north of Swansea; it is part of the ecclesiastical parish of ''Betws and Ammanford'', and the urban area of Ammanford. The nearby mountain, at the western end of the Black Mountain, is named after the village, and has a large area of common land. History and location The name 'Betws' is generally thought to be derived from the Anglo-Saxon 'bed-hus' - a house of prayer, or oratory, and means "chapel" in the Welsh language. Until the 19th century, when Ammanford developed extensively, Betws was the largest village in the area.Locksmith, WTH (1999) ''Ammanford: Origin of Street Names & Notable Historical Records'' Until the 13th century, Betws was part of Gower, which is now known as the county of Swansea but the old commote border of the rivers Amman and Loughor moved south and Betws has since the Acts of Union been part of Welsh-speaking Carmarthenshire. Article includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cwmamman
Cwmamman or Cwmaman is a community in Carmarthenshire, about 12 miles north of Swansea in southwest Wales. Literally meaning "Amman valley", it takes its name from the River Amman which runs through the area. The main settlements in the community are Glanamman and Garnant. History Cwmamman was the original name of the valley. As coal-mining boomed during the late 19th century two adjoining villages grew up in the valley, known as Glanamman to the west and Garnant to the east. Each village had a station on the Llanelly Railway, built in 1840: Garnant (originally called Cwmamman) and Glanamman (originally called Cross Keys). Christchurch, the only Commissioners' church in southwest Wales was built in Garnant in 1839–42. In contrast, four Methodist chapels were constructed in Glanamman before St Margaret's church was built in 1933. Governance There are two tiers of local government covering Cwmamman, at community and county level: Cwmaman Town Council (Cyngor Tref Cwmaman) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
