Eglwyscummin

Eglwyscummin
Welsh: Eglwys Gymyn
Eglwyscummin  Eglwyscummin shown within Carmarthenshire
OS grid reference	SN2113
Community	Eglwyscummin
Principal area	Carmarthenshire
Ceremonial county	Dyfed
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Whitland
Postcode district	SA34
Dialling code	01834
	01994
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Welsh Assembly	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
List of places: UK • Wales • Carmarthenshire

Eglwyscummin (Welsh: Eglwys Gymyn) is a Community Ward about 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Whitland in Carmarthenshire. It incorporates Marros, Cyfig and the village of Red Roses. It consists mostly of farmland and is crossed by a main road route to the once popular holiday resort of Pendine Sands and the main route to south Pembrokeshire and the Pembroke Dock ferry port.

Administration

Carmarthenshire County Council administer the area with Eglwyscummin Community Council providing some local direction. Eglwyscummin Community Association has, on occasion, been responsible for providing a more open forum for general members of the Community. So too had The Taf Myrddin Community Network which provided a direct interface between the County Council Executive and the general public. Although successful, the Network was ended by the County Council in early 2009.

Places

Ciffig (also Cyffig) parish church. St. Margaret's parish church and hall in Eglwyscummin. St. Lawrence's parish church in Marros. The Community Centre and Memorial Garden in Red Roses.

Apart from the local farms, other businesses in the area include a horse riding school, a shooting range, several caravan parks, holiday cottages for the disabled, a bus company, a farm producing ice cream and cheese, an Autograss league track and two public houses.

History

The English translation from the Welsh name Eglwyscummin is "church community" although the name derived from the Celtic Saint Cynin. There were five churches within the district but currently now only three remain in use with Cyfig Church now taking services again after maintenance work was carried out during 2006/7. The Gothic Revival architect C.C. Rolfe restored St. Margaret's parish church in 1878. Some history of the area can be found here: [1]. Eglwyscummin is the only known place where a Ogham inscription commemorates a woman: Avitoriges, daughter of Cunigni.

Development

Plans for a by-pass route to take over from the current poorly-rated, accident-ridden route from St. Clears to Red Roses on the A477 have been announced by the Welsh Assembly. Work is scheduled to take place between 2010 and 2012.

Sources

• Lloyd, Thomas (2006). The Buildings of Wales: Carmarthernshire and Ceredigion. ISBN 0-300-10179-1. 
• Saint, Andrew (1970). "Three Oxford Architects". Oxonensia (Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society) XXXV: 53 ff. http://www.oahs.org.uk/oxo/vol%2035/Saint.doc. Retrieved 3 November 2009. 

External links

• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Eglwyscummin and surrounding area