Cynwyl Elfed

Cynwyl Elfed

Cynwyl Elfed (sometimes Conwyl) is a village and community located in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales. As a community it contains the villages of Cynwyl Elfed, Blaenycoed and Cwmduad. It is situated three miles from Abernant and had a population of 953 in 2001. There is a Premier Store situated inside the village.

The parish church of St Cynwyl, originally founded in the 6th century,[1] contains 14th-century elements and a barrel roof.[2] The area around the village has yielded a significant number of Roman artefacts, including a statue of Diana. Cynwyl Elfed has a well educated school.

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Railway

The Gwili Railway (a heritage railway) owns currently 8 miles (in length) of the old line which once past the welsh village and there's is hope the old station could be reconstructed as part of the heritage line.

Preceding station Heritage Railways  Heritage railways Following station
Llanpumsaint
Proposed
  Gwili Railway
Future Extension
  Danycoed

Notable people

The poet and hymnist Howell Elvet Lewis (known as Elfed) was born in the village in 1860. The house where he was born, 'Y Gangell', contains a small exhibition of his life.

External links

Notes

  1. ^ Official parish history at the Church in Wales
  2. ^ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6. 

Coordinates: 51°55′N 4°22′W / 51.917°N 4.367°W / 51.917; -4.367



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