Llandybie

Llandybie
Village and community
St Tybie's church
Llandybie is located in Carmarthenshire
Llandybie
Llandybie
Location within Carmarthenshire
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
List of places
UK
Wales
Carmarthenshire

51°49′12″N 4°00′04″W / 51.820°N 4.001°W / 51.820; -4.001


Map of the community

Llandybie (Welsh: Llandybïe [ˌɬandəˈbiːɛ] , "Saint Tybie's church") is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, with the village being situated 2 miles (3.2 km) 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.[1]

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 Aberbythych, all being in Carmarthenshire.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 15 April 2015.

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