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Llanfair-ar-y-bryn

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the community and parish contain no settlement of that name: in 1801 it comprised the hamlets of Rhandir Abbot, Rhandir Canol, Rhandir Isaf, and Rhandir Uchaf; today the principal settlements are
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was, until 1883, located one mile outside the parish itself, in Llandingad (Llandovery); in 1883 a new church (also called St Mary's) was opened at a more central location in Cynghordy.
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writers, is buried in the churchyard there, having been a resident of the parish for much of his life.
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stands a mile outside the parish on the northeastern edge of Llandovery, on the site of the
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Two particularities of Llanfair-ar-y-bryn (meaning: "St Mary's on the hill") are that
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was 624. The term also referred to a church located outside the parish.
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Nicholas Carlisle: A Topographical Dictionary of the Dominion of Wales
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http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/CMN/Llanfair-ar-y-Bryn/index.html
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The area is served by trains operated between Swansea and
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The population of the community at the 262: 172: 745: 52:road immediately north of the town of 302: 137:, all being in Carmarthenshire; by 13: 14: 764: 282: 220:Google map of Llanfair-ar-y-bryn 753:Communities in Carmarthenshire 256: 245: 224: 213: 63: 1: 206: 7: 650:Pembrey and Burry Port Town 232:"Community population 2011" 197:William Williams Pantycelyn 10: 769: 340: 104:Cynghordy railway station 515:Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn 505:Llanfihangel Aberbythych 178: 645:Newchurch and Merthyr 176: 729:52.04334°N 3.73808°W 625:Manordeilo and Salem 510:Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 725: /  112:Heart of Wales Line 100:Transport for Wales 734:52.04334; -3.73808 500:Llanfair-ar-y-bryn 430:Laugharne Township 189:auxiliary fort of 179: 708: 707: 183:Church of St Mary 96:Llandrindod Wells 760: 740: 739: 737: 736: 735: 730: 726: 723: 722: 721: 718: 323: 316: 309: 300: 299: 276: 275: 260: 254: 249: 243: 242: 240: 238: 228: 222: 217: 102:, which manages 768: 767: 763: 762: 761: 759: 758: 757: 743: 742: 733: 731: 727: 724: 719: 716: 714: 712: 711: 709: 704: 640:Newcastle Emlyn 336: 334:Carmarthenshire 327: 285: 280: 279: 261: 257: 250: 246: 236: 234: 230: 229: 225: 218: 214: 209: 171: 147:Llanwrtyd Wells 139:Llanddewi Brefi 66: 35:Carmarthenshire 28:Church in Wales 20:Llanfair-y-bryn 17: 12: 11: 5: 766: 756: 755: 706: 705: 703: 702: 697: 692: 687: 682: 677: 672: 667: 662: 657: 652: 647: 642: 637: 632: 627: 622: 617: 612: 607: 602: 597: 592: 587: 582: 577: 572: 567: 562: 557: 552: 547: 542: 537: 532: 527: 522: 517: 512: 507: 502: 497: 495:Llanelli Rural 492: 487: 482: 477: 472: 467: 462: 457: 452: 447: 442: 437: 432: 427: 422: 420:Henllanfallteg 417: 412: 407: 405:Dyffryn Cennen 402: 397: 392: 387: 382: 377: 372: 367: 362: 357: 352: 347: 341: 338: 337: 326: 325: 318: 311: 303: 297: 296: 291: 284: 283:External links 281: 278: 277: 255: 244: 223: 211: 210: 208: 205: 170: 167: 88: 87: 80: 65: 62: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 765: 754: 751: 750: 748: 741: 738: 701: 698: 696: 693: 691: 688: 686: 683: 681: 678: 676: 673: 671: 668: 666: 663: 661: 658: 656: 653: 651: 648: 646: 643: 641: 638: 636: 633: 631: 628: 626: 623: 621: 618: 616: 613: 611: 608: 606: 603: 601: 598: 596: 593: 591: 588: 586: 583: 581: 578: 576: 573: 571: 568: 566: 563: 561: 558: 556: 553: 551: 548: 546: 543: 541: 538: 536: 533: 531: 528: 526: 523: 521: 518: 516: 513: 511: 508: 506: 503: 501: 498: 496: 493: 491: 488: 486: 483: 481: 478: 476: 473: 471: 468: 466: 463: 461: 458: 456: 453: 451: 448: 446: 443: 441: 438: 436: 433: 431: 428: 426: 423: 421: 418: 416: 413: 411: 408: 406: 403: 401: 398: 396: 393: 391: 388: 386: 385:Cilymaenllwyd 383: 381: 378: 376: 373: 371: 368: 366: 363: 361: 358: 356: 353: 351: 348: 346: 343: 342: 339: 335: 331: 324: 319: 317: 312: 310: 305: 304: 301: 295: 292: 290: 287: 286: 273: 269: 265: 259: 253: 248: 233: 227: 221: 216: 212: 204: 202: 198: 194: 192: 188: 184: 181:The original 175: 166: 164: 160: 156: 152: 148: 144: 140: 136: 132: 128: 123: 121: 117: 113: 109: 105: 101: 97: 93: 85: 84:parish church 81: 79: 75: 71: 70: 69: 61: 59: 55: 51: 47: 44: 40: 36: 32: 29: 25: 21: 710: 670:Quarter Bach 585:Llanpumsaint 570:Llanllawddog 555:Llangyndeyrn 499: 475:Llandyfaelog 450:Llanddeusant 410:Eglwyscummin 395:Cynwyl Elfed 267: 258: 247: 235:. 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community
Church in Wales
parish
Carmarthenshire
Wales
A483
Swansea
Chester
Llandovery
2011 census
Cynghordy
Rhandir-mwyn
parish church
Shrewsbury
Llandrindod Wells
Transport for Wales
Cynghordy railway station
request stop
Heart of Wales Line
Llanelli
Craven Arms
Myddfai
Llandovery
Cilycwm
Llanddewi Brefi
Ceredigion
Llanwrtyd Wells
Llangamarch
Maescar
Llywel

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