Llangunnor () is a village and

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located in

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, Wales. It is the southern suburb of

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town and consists mainly of suburban housing which has expanded in recent years. It has a small shop, two chapels, a church and a primary school. It is made up of the villages and hamlets of Nantycaws, Pensarn, Login and Pibwrlwyd.

St Ceinwr's church

The oldest part of the present church building dates possibly from the 14th century. David Charles the Welsh hymn-writer is buried there. A stone tablet inside the church commemorates the essayist and politician

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. The church is a Grade II

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. The vicars of St Ceinwr's can be traced back to at least 1661 and are recorded on the Incumbent board inside the church. The parish also has two nonconformist chapels - Babell which is

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and Philadelphia which is

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. Notable graves include those of poet

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(1833 - 1907), hymn-writer David Charles and Sir Ewen Maclean.

Manor House

Bryn Towy Mansion in a Grade II

, which was built by William Bonville Junior in approximately 1850.

School

Llangunnor has a mixed primary school for day pupils aged 3 to 11 years. The present school buildings were opened in 1961 and accommodate the Junior Department, Welsh Nursery and English Infants. The Nursery and Welsh Infant Departments are accommodated in a section built in 1980. The school is sited in semi-rural surroundings south of the town of Carmarthen, close to the River Tywi.

Governance

Llangunnor Community Council is made of two wards (East & West) and represented by thirteen elected members. The Council meets on the third Thursday of every month (except in August) at 'Yr Aelwyd' and meeting are open to the general public. The community is bordered by the communities of:

Abergwili Abergwili () is a village and community (Wales), community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, near the confluence of the rivers River Towy, Towy and River Gwili, Gwili, close to the town of Carmarthen. It is also an Abergwili (electoral ward), electoral ...

; Llanarthney; Llanddarog; Llangyndeyrn; Llandyfaelog; and

, all being in Carmarthenshire. Llangunnor is also the name of the county electoral ward to

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. The ward is coterminous with the community. The ward is represented by one county councillor.

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