Llansadwrn

Llansadwrn
Llansadwrn
	Llansadwrn Location within Carmarthenshire
Population	517 (2011)
Community	Llansadwrn;
Principal area	Carmarthenshire;
Preserved county	Dyfed;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Llanwrda
Postcode district	SA19 8
Dialling code	01550
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr;
	List of places UK Wales Carmarthenshire 51°57′N 3°54′W / 51.95°N 3.9°W

Llansadwrn is a small village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales.

It is located in the countryside above the valley of the River Tywi, about halfway between Llanymddyfri (or Llandovery) to the north-east, and Llandeilo to the south-west. It is just off the A40 road, between Carmarthen (about 20 miles SW) and Brecon (about 25 miles E). The community is bordered by the communities of Cynwyl Gaeo, Llanwrda, Myddfai, Llangadog, Manordeilo and Salem, and Talley; all of these are in Carmarthenshire.

History

According to tradition, it was founded by an early Christian saint, Sadwrn (fl. around 460).

Four miles to the west of the village are the ruins of Talley Abbey (Template:Lang-cy).

One mile to the west is the hamlet of Waunclunda, and above Waunclunda is an ancient fort. Little information is available about this fort, but it is believed to have been an Iron Age and then a Roman fort it is believed to be important for its potential archeology.^[2]

The village is also believed to be the site of an important manor, Abermarlais Castle a fortified mansion, built in about the C14 (Rees 1932), it was home to Sir Rhys ap Gruffydd who commanded the Welsh at Crécy (Jones 1987, 4). In the 1600s it was noted to have had 21 hearths - making it a notable house.^[3] Also in the village is a Bronze age standing stone and Roman road.

References

^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 13 April 2015.
^ Stuff, Good. "Fan Camp, Llansadwrn, Carmarthenshire (Sir Gaerfyrddin)". ancientmonuments.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
^ "Archaeology in Wales - Ymddiriedolaeth Archaeolegol Dyfed - Dyfed Archaeological Trust". www.dyfedarchaeology.org.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2019.

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[1] "Community population 2011". Retrieved 13 April 2015.

[2] Stuff, Good. "Fan Camp, Llansadwrn, Carmarthenshire (Sir Gaerfyrddin)". ancientmonuments.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2019.

[3] "Archaeology in Wales - Ymddiriedolaeth Archaeolegol Dyfed - Dyfed Archaeological Trust". www.dyfedarchaeology.org.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2019.

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