Llandybie ( cy, Llandybïe , "
Saint Tybie's church") is a
community
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, ...
which includes a large village of the same name situated north of
Ammanford in
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire ( cy, Sir Gaerfyrddin; or informally ') is a county in the south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. The county is known as ...
, Wales.
According to the
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194.
The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for Nationa ...
, 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
Brammallite is a sodium rich analogue of illite. First described in 1943 for an occurrence in Llandybie, Carmarthenshire, Wales, it was named for British geologist and mineralogist Alfred Brammall (1879–1954).
Believed to be a degradation pro ...
was found for the first time. Llandybie hosted the
National Eisteddfod of Wales in 1944.
The village is served by
Llandybie railway station
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on the
Heart of Wales Line
The Heart of Wales line ( cy, Llinell Calon Cymru) is a railway line running from Craven Arms in Shropshire to Llanelli in southwest Wales. It serves a number of rural centres, including the nineteenth-century spa towns Llandrindod Wells, Lla ...
and the
A483 road
The A483, officially described as the Swansea to Manchester Trunk Road, although now ending in Chester, is a major road in the United Kingdom. It runs from Swansea in Wales to Chester in England via Llandovery, Llandrindod Wells, Oswestry ...
which is the main road. Llandybie Community
Primary School
A primary school (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), junior school (in Australia), elementary school or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary e ...
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
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Jenny Ogwen
Jenny Ogwen is a Welsh former actress and presenter. She is best known as a weather presenter on the Welsh-language channel S4C.
Biography Early life
Ogwen was born in Llandybie, in Carmarthenshire. Her family moved to Crymych in Pembrokeshire ...
, former actress and presenter
References
Sources
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External links
www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llandybie and surrounding areaLlandybie CP School
Communities in Carmarthenshire
Villages in Carmarthenshire
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