Llanllwch
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| Llanllwch | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Llanllwch | |
| OS grid reference | SN386188 |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARMARTHEN |
| Postcode district | SA31 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Llanllwch Carmarthen, Wales is a small hamlet that's around two miles west from the historical town of Carmarthen. Llanllwch has a Church (St Mary's) and its own bus service from the village to Carmarthen daily.
History
The name Llanllwch presumably recalls a lake or pool which is known to have existed in the vicinity in earlier times. Today the area is still marshy and a large tract of boggy land further to the west of Llanllwch is known as Llanllwch bog.
St Mary's Church, Llanllwch
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St Mary's Parish Church was originally a chapel attached to St Peter's Church, both of which were conferred on the Priory of St. John the Evangelist at Carmarthen in the early Middle Ages. The church's original tower probably dates from the fifteenth century, while the rest of the church has been built and rebuilt since then.
The Parish of Llanllwch
The Parish of Llanllwch was originally a part of the historic Parish of St. Peter, which was divided into three districts by an Order of the Queen in Council dated 10 November 1843, whichn in July 1857 became separate parishes. The Borough of carmarthen ceased to exist after the local government reorganization of 1974, but Llanllwch still remains within the authority of Carmarthen Town Council.
The Manor of Llanllwch
The Llanllwch area formed part of the royal demesne lands attached to Carmarthen Castle between Norman times and the fourteenth century when they were farmed out for rent to customary tenants called "gabblers" or "gafol-men". All of the tenants except one died from the Black Death between 1349 and 1350 and the lands were left uncultivated. There were also several water mills doe grinding corn, one of which was documented in 1300. The hamlet and the mills were totally destroyed in the early fifteenth century during the rebellion of Owain Glyn Dwr.
Cors-goch
West of Llanllwch lies Cors Goch, a lowland raised mire and one of the last six large raised bogs in Wales, and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
References
- Carmarthen and its Neighbourhood, (William Spurrell, 1860)
- A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, (Sir Bernard Burke, 1862, Harrison, London.)
- The Story Of Carmarthen, By Joyce and Victor Lodwick