Llandybie ( , " Saint Tybie's church") is a village and

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, Wales, with the village being situated north of

Ammanford Ammanford ( ) is a town and community (Wales), community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census the community had a population of 5,445, and the wider built up area had a population of 8,285. Ammanford is se ...

. According to the

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, 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

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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

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is located in the north-easterly fringe of the village. The community is bordered by the communities of:

Dyffryn Cennen Dyffryn Cennen is a Community (Wales), community located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The population of the community taken at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 1,176. The community is bordered by the communities of: Manordeilo and ...

; Cwmamman; Betws;

; Llanedi;

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, Tu ...

; Gorslas; and

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, Gorsl ...

, all being in Carmarthenshire.

Notable people

* Lady Caroline Catharine Wilkinson (1822–1881), a Welsh botanist and author * John Thomas Job (1867–1938), a Welsh minister, hymn-writer and poet. * Anne Ceridwen Rees (1874 in Pentregwenlais – 1905), a Welsh physician who practiced in New Jersey * Elmer Rees, CBE FRSE (1941–2019), a Welsh mathematician and director of the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research * Jenny Ogwen (born ca.1943), former actress and TV presenter

References

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External links

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