Llanfihangel Aberbythych Explained

Type:	Community
Country:	Wales
Static Image Name:	Llanfihangel Aberbythych Countryside.jpg
Static Image Caption:	Llanfihangel Aberbythych countryside
Unitary Wales:	Carmarthenshire
Module:	Map of the community

Llanfihangel Aberbythych is a community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The population recorded at the 2011 census was 1,344.^[1] It is bordered by Llangathen, Llandeilo, Dyffryn Cennen, Llandybie, Gorslas and Llanarthney, all of which are in Carmarthenshire. There is no village of Llanfihangel Aberbythych – the name is taken from St Michael's Church, which dates from 1849, at Golden Grove (cy|Gelli Aur), about 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Llandeilo. It now belongs to the Church in Wales parish of Catheiniog.^[2] Villages include Carmel and Maesybont.

Governance

An electoral ward of Carmarthenshire County Council with the same name exists. This stretches north from the village and holds a total population of 1,851.^[3]

Notable person

• Sir William Vaughan (c. 1575 – August 1641) was a writer in English and Latin, who promoted Welsh colonisation in Newfoundland. He was born at Golden Grove.^[4]

External links

• Llanfihangel Aberbythych Community Council Council website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Community population 2011 . 15 April 2015.
2. https://www.churchinwales.org.uk/structure/places/benefices/?id=780
3. Web site: Ward population 2011 . 15 April 2015.
4. Encyclopedia: Ceri . Davies . Vaughan, Sir William (c. 1575–1641) . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . Oxford, UK . OUP . 2004 . 6 August 2017 . subscription.