Llanfihangel Aberbythych is a community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The population recorded at the 2011 census was 1,344.[1] It is bordered by Llangathen, Llandeilo, Dyffryn Cennen, Llandybie, Gorslas and Llanarthney, all of which are in Carmarthenshire. There is no village of Llanfihangel Aberbythych – the name is taken from St Michael's Church, which dates from 1849, at Golden Grove (Welsh: Gelli Aur), about 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Llandeilo. It now belongs to the Church in Wales parish of Catheiniog.[2] Villages include Carmel and Maesybont.
Governance
An electoral ward of Carmarthenshire County Council with the same name exists. This stretches north from the village and holds a total population of 1,851.[3]
Notable person
- Sir William Vaughan (c. 1575 – August 1641) was a writer in English and Latin, who promoted Welsh colonisation in Newfoundland. He was born at Golden Grove.[4]
References
- ↑ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ Church in Wales
- ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ Davies, Ceri (2004). "Vaughan, Sir William (c. 1575–1641)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford, UK: OUP. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
External links
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