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]
^"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.
Llangathen (Welsh pronunciation) is a village and community located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The population taken at the 2011 census was 507. The parish...
Wern is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in the community of Llangathen in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The site is a semi-natural broadleaved woodland...
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Llangathen 1910 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent William Griffiths* 79 Independent William Lewis* 79 Independent W. Rees Thomas Independent John...
Llangathen 1901 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Ebenezer Griffiths 121 Independent John Thomas 103 Independent Nathaniel Williams 57 Independent...
of: Manordeilo and Salem; Dyffryn Cennen; Llanfihangel Aberbythych; and Llangathen, all being in Carmarthenshire. A county Llandeilo electoral ward exists...
Llangathen 1919 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent David Williams 166 Independent William Lewis* 129 Independent William Rees 74 Independent D.W. Morgans...
a medieval house and gardens set in the Tywi valley in the parish of Llangathen, Carmarthenshire, West Wales. It is owned and run by Aberglasney Restoration...
'hill of the fort') is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Llangathen community, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is a 3.5ha conifer woodland on the...
Llangathen 1919 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent David Williams 166 Independent William Lewis* 129 Independent William Rees 74 Independent D.W. Morgans...
Llangathen 1919 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent David Williams 166 Independent William Lewis* 129 Independent William Rees 74 Independent D.W. Morgans...
Llangathen 1894 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent William Lewis 79 Independent W. Rees Thomas 77 Independent David Lewis 62 Independent J.F. James...
Llansadwrn. The ward used to be known as Llanfihangel Aberbythych and Llangathen The ward used to be known as Llansawel and Talley. The ward used to be...
Llangathen 1913 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent William Griffiths* Unopposed Independent William Lewis* Unopposed Independent hold Swing Independent...
communities of: Talley; Llansadwrn; Llangadog; Dyffryn Cennen; Llandeilo; Llangathen; and Llanfynydd, all being in Carmarthenshire. Villages include Manordeilo...
Bordering it are the communities of Llansawel, Talley, Manordeilo and Salem, Llangathen, Llanegwad and Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn, all in Carmarthenshire. The Church...
Llanfihangel Aberbythych and Llangathen 1973 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour D. Pugh 530 56.0 Independent A. Bryer 348 36.8 Plaid Cymru D. Williams 68...
derives from St. Cathen, a local saint to whom a church is dedicated in Llangathen. "GENUKI: Carmarthenshire Hundreds and Parishes - Cathinog map page"....
bordered by the communities of: Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn; Llanfynydd; Llangathen; Llanarthney; Abergwili; and Llanllawddog, all being in Carmarthenshire...
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