Tumble (), is a village situated south of
Cross Hands near the towns of
Carmarthen
Carmarthen (, ; , 'Merlin's fort' or possibly 'Sea-town fort') is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community (Wales), community in Wales, lying on the River Towy north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay. At the 2021 United Kingdom cen ...
and
Llanelli
; ) is a market town and community (Wales), community in Carmarthenshire and the Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county of Dyfed, Wales. It is on the estuary of the River Loughor and is the largest town in the Principal areas of Wales, ...
in
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. ...
, Wales. Tumble, along with Cross Hands is part of the
community
A community is a social unit (a group of people) with a shared socially-significant characteristic, such as place, set of norms, culture, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given g ...
of
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 ...
.
[Davies (2008), pg 503.] The population, including Drefach was 4,302.
History
The village's name comes from a local tavern, the Tumbledown Dick, which was named after the nickname for Oliver Cromwell's son, Richard.
Tumble developed in the 19th century to house the anthracite miners who were employed at the nearby Dynant Fach and Great Mountain collieries.
Tumble was once served by Tumble Railway Station, a station built on the
Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway to allow the transportation of coal from the local mines to Llanelli Docks.
Sports and leisure
Although a small village, Tumble is home to
rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
club
Tumble RFC. Formed in 1897 the club are the record holders of the West Wales Challenge Cup having won the trophy on twelve separate occasions. The club has produced Welsh internationals
Archie Skym, D. Ken Jones.
Gareth Davies,
Richard Rees and
Dwayne Peel
Dwayne John Peel (born 31 August 1981) is a Welsh rugby union coach and former player. He was the most capped scrum-half for the Wales national rugby union team with 76 caps, until his record was surpassed by Mike Phillips on 16 March 2013.
Yo ...
. Jones, Davies and Peel all went on to represent the British and Irish Lions.
One of the most famous residents of the village was snooker player
Gary Owen, who was world amateur champion in 1963 and 1966.
[Davies (2008), pg 65.]
Gweunydd Glan-y-glasnant, a
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain, or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland, is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle ...
notable for its species-rich neutral grassland, is east of Tumble.
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Villages in Carmarthenshire