Bronwydd

Bronwydd

Bronwydd is a village in Carmarthenshire, West Wales, United Kingdom.

Location

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. [ [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=801106&c=Bronwydd&d=16&e=15&g=416468&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1205968085938&enc=1&dsFamilyId=781 Lead View Table ] ]

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. [ [http://www.gwili-railway.co.uk/visitorinformati.html Visitor Information ] ] Cwmgwilli mansion was home to a prominent local family, the Philipps, and has 17th century features. [The Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press 2008]

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.

Notes

External links

* [http://194.130.49.212/index_CIS_1.cfm?cisref=40&Siteref=1&CFID=40800&CFTOKEN=a6e25f74bdc3b328-A01C9FC7-BDBA-DF5B-6873E6F77E2F128C&jsessionid=8030397431166622367687 Bronwydd Community]
* [http://www.gwili-railway.co.uk/ The Gwili Railway home page]
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2749344 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Bronwydd and surrounding area]


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