Cwmhiraeth

Cwmhiraeth
Cwmhiraeth
	Cottages by a bridge over the stream
	Cwmhiraeth Location within Carmarthenshire
Community	Llangeler;
Principal area	Carmarthenshire;
Preserved county	Dyfed;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LLANDYSUL
Postcode district	SA44
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 52°00′54″N 4°25′16″W / 52.015°N 4.421°W

Cwmhiraeth is a hamlet in Carmarthenshire. Its name is Welsh and means the "valley of longing" in that language.

It is near Dre-fach Felindre and was settled as part of the wool industry which developed in this area, making flannel.^[1] A woolen mill was built there in the 19th century, using water power from the Nant Brân stream, which flows through its valley. The National Wool Museum now records the history of the area.^[2]

References

^ Thomas Lloyd; Julian Orbach; Robert Scourfield (2006), Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion, vol. 6, Yale University Press, p. 184, ISBN 9780300101799
^ Drefach - Felindre, Dyfed Archaeological Trust

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[CaC-1] Thomas Lloyd; Julian Orbach; Robert Scourfield (2006), Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion, vol. 6, Yale University Press, p. 184, ISBN 9780300101799

[DF-2] Drefach - Felindre, Dyfed Archaeological Trust

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