Llanmiloe
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  Llanmiloe |
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| Population | 200 |
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| OS grid reference | SN2508 |
| Community | Llanddowror |
| Principal area | Carmarthenshire |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | SA33 |
| Dialling code | 01994 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire |
| Welsh Assembly | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire |
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Coordinates: 51°44′53″N 4°31′44″W / 51.748°N 4.529°W
Llanmiloe is a village situated on the A4066 road in the south west of Carmarthenshire, Wales, between the villages of Laugharne to the north-east and Pendine to the south-west.
History
Llanmiloe village takes its name from Llanmiloe House, a Grade II listed country mansion built in 1720.[1] The mansion itself takes its name from the wooded escarpment Coed Llanmiloe to the north of the house. The earliest known record of the property is from 1615 when Rowland Mortimer acquired the land from Sir John Lewes.[2]
Little else other than a few cottages existed until 1941 when the military, who had established a base at Pendine in 1940, compulsorily-purchased the house.[3]
The military establishment continued to develop after the war with housing for personnel, together with a church and medical centre. By the 1990s the military activities were being run down significantly, and in 1997 the Ministry of Defence ceased to run the base, parts of which were taken over by commercial enterprises. The remainder of the land was passed to the Welsh Development Agency and was subsequently run by and for the benefit of the remaining community.[3]
Development has continued into the 21st century, and there is now continuous built-up area between Llanmiloe and Pendine village, with houses, shops and holiday accommodation.[4]
Geography
Due to the wide variety of habitat - dense woodland to the rear of the village and agricultural and marsh land cut by open drainage water courses (known locally as pills) to the front and sides, the area is rich in wildlife and attracts naturalists and bird watchers. The seashore, Pendine Sands, is a few hundred yards to the south.
There are areas designated as SSSIs (Site of Special Scientific Interest) on the unspoiled MoD land immediately adjacent to the recreation ground.
Amenities
- Resource centre for the community, with pottery room, carpenter's workshop, poly-tunnels and function room[5]
- Llanmiloe Community Primary School (Ysgol Llanmiloe). In 2008 the school had 36 pupils aged 4 to 11.[6]
- Recreation ground
- Llanmiloe Post Office
References
- ↑ "Coflein: Llanmiloe House". Retrieved 19 Mar 2014.
- ↑ "CADW: Llanmiloe House". Retrieved 19 Mar 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "LLDCA: Area history". Retrieved 19 Mar 2014.
- ↑ "Dyfed Archaeological Trust: Pendine and Llanmiloe". Retrieved 19 Mar 2014.
- ↑ "LLDCA: Facilities". Retrieved 19 Mar 2014.
- ↑ "Estyn" Llanmiloe C.P. School". Retrieved 19 Mar 2014.