Llangathen

Village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales

Village and community in Wales

Llangathen

Carmarthenshire

CountryWalesSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townCarmarthenPostcode districtSA32Police Dyfed-Powys Fire Mid and West Wales AmbulanceWelsh

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51°53′N 4°03′W / 51.883°N 4.050°W / 51.883; -4.050

Llangathen (Welsh pronunciation^ⓘ) is a village and community located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The population taken at the 2011 census was 507.^[1]

The parish church of St Cathen is a Grade II* listed building ^[2] and houses the tomb of Anthony Rudd, an Elizabethan Bishop of St David's who owned Aberglasney House and developed its gardens in the late 16th century. The churchyard has some ancient yew trees.

Within the parish is the country house and garden of Aberglasney, also a Grade II* listed building, which once belonged to the Dyer family.^[3] It lies at the foot of Grongar Hill, the celebrated subject of a poem by John Dyer published in 1726. The community is also home of Dryslwyn Castle.

The community is bordered by the communities of: Manordeilo and Salem; Llandeilo; Llanfihangel Aberbythych; Llanarthney; Llanegwad; and Llanfynydd, all being in Carmarthenshire.

Allt y wern, a broadleaf woodland and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) is to the south-west of the village.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
^ "Church of St Cathen, Llangathen". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
^ "Aberglasney, Llangathen". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
^ "Allt y Wern" (PDF) (Map). Natural Resources Wales. 1:10,560. Countryside Council for Wales. 23 March 1983 [Designated 1973]. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
^ "Carmarthenshire: Allt y wern" (PDF). Site of Special Scientific Interest Citation. Countryside Council for Wales. 1983 [Designated 1973]. Retrieved 27 April 2016 – via Natural Resources Wales.