Llannon is a village,
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 ...
and
electoral ward 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. It is located on the
A476 road south east of the county town,
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 ...
, between
Tumble and Swiss Valley.
The community of Llannon contains Llannon village, Tumble and
Cross Hands. The community is bordered by the communities of:
Gorslas;
Llandybie;
Llanedi;
Llangennech;
Llanelli Rural; and
Pontyberem, all being in Carmarthenshire. The community had a population of 5,270 as of the 2011 census.
History and amenities
Llannon has deep historical links with the
Rebecca Riots and there is rumoured to be a
secret passage under the main road running through the village. This passage was said to have been used by
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in British history. He came to prominence during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, initially ...
and possibly the Rebecca Rioters as an escape route. The passage runs from the Red Lion public house to the parish church.
Another public house, called the Greyhound Inn, lies on the Llannon to
Hendy road junction. It is unknown which is older, but the road that the Greyhound Inn lies on has a watering fountain which was built to water horses of passing carts.
The parish church of
Saint Non is a
Grade II* listed building.
The village has a primary school and aside from the two pubs it lacks any other amenities such as a shop, which closed in the late 1990s. A refurbishment of the Greyhound Inn included the siting of a new village shop on the premises, but this closed shortly after it opened.
Present day
The village has grown in recent years, with two new small housing estates having been constructed since 1999. The area is now considered more of a commuter village due to its proximity to the
M4 in Hendy. The local school recently underwent a large extension programme to cope with the increased demand for schooling from the growing population.
There are plans to build another 48 houses in the village.
Governance
At the most local level, Llannon is governed by the Llannon Community Council, electing community councillors from the wards of Cross Hands and Tumble.
Llannon is also an electoral ward to
Carmarthenshire County Council
Carmarthenshire County Council ( or ''Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin'') is the local authority for the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales. It provides a range of services including education, planning, transport, social services and public safety. The co ...
, coterminous with the community. The ward elects two county councillors.
For 14 years, the ward was represented by
Plaid Cymru
Plaid Cymru ( ; , ; officially Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales, and often referred to simply as Plaid) is a centre-left, Welsh nationalist list of political parties in Wales, political party in Wales, committed to Welsh independence from th ...
's Emlyn Dole, who became leader of the county council for seven years. At the
May 2022 election Dole lost his seat to fellow Plaid Cymru candidate, Llinos Mai Davies.
Labour's Dot Jones won the second seat.
References
External links
www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llannon and surrounding area
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Villages in Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire electoral wards
Communities in Carmarthenshire