Bronwydd
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Bronwydd is a village in Carmarthenshire, West Wales, United Kingdom.
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It is situated about three miles north of Carmarthen town in the valley of the River Gwili.
In Census 2001, Bronwydd community (Parish) had a population of 572.[1]
Bronwydd community comprises the village of Bronwydd Arms, a couple of nearby hamlets and a number of working farms in the surrounding area. Bronwydd Arms Station is a halt on the Gwili Railway.[2] Cwmgwilli mansion was home to a prominent local family, the Philipps, and has 17th century features.[3]
The main attraction of Bronwydd is the village hall with the big nights being Bowls on a Wednesday, Jehovah's Witnesses congregation on a Thursday with Aerobics on a Sunday.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Lead View Table
- ^ Visitor Information
- ^ The Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press 2008
[edit] External links
- Bronwydd Community
- The Gwili Railway home page
- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Bronwydd and surrounding area