Hendy

For the station with the same name on the Talyllyn Railway, see List of stations and halts on the Talyllyn Railway. For the surname, see Hendy (surname).

Hendy Welsh: Yr Hendy
Hendy Location within Carmarthenshire
Population	3,226 (ward 2011)
OS grid reference	SN579035
Community	Llanedi
Principal area	Carmarthenshire
Preserved county	Dyfed
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LLANELLI
Postcode district	SA4
Dialling code	01792
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Llanelli
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Llanelli

Hendy (Welsh: Yr Hendy) is a village in the community of Llanedi, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is situated at the Carmarthenshire and the City and County of Swansea border. It lies on the Afon Gwili just across the River Loughor from Pontarddulais. Together with Fforest to the north, it forms part of a continuous built up area centred on Pontarddulais. Most of the village sits between the M4 Motorway junction 48 and the A48 road (Fforest Road) north of the motorway.

Origin of name

Yr Hendy, originally a farm name meaning the old house, cognate with hendre, the main home.