Llangynog, Carmarthenshire
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Llangynog is a community located in Carmarthenshire
, West Wales
.
Llangynog is a parish
, in the higher division of the hundred
of Derllys, union and county
of Carmarthen, South Wales. Llangynog is 6 miles (9.7 km) south-west from Carmarthen; containing 800 inhabitants. The community comprises about 5429 acres (22 km²) of good land, chiefly arable
, and has been greatly improved since the year 1806. The greater part of it being now in a good state of cultivation. The surrounding scenery, with few exceptions, is tame and uninteresting, though some of the distant views are picturesque and beautiful. The soil is poor, rocky, and barren, and the chief produce is oats
and barley
, with a little wheat
. The manor
of Penryn, which is co-extensive with the parish, contains an ancient family mansion
called Cwm, situated in a well-wooded, romantic spot. The parish church
, dedicated to St. Cynog, is a very plain edifice, consisting of two aisles. There are places of worship for Baptists and Independents. Here is a parochial school, on the common in the manor of Penryn, said to have been founded by Judge Vaughan, of Derllys. There is also a Sunday school
, in which fifty males and females are taught gratuitously by the dissenters."
[From A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (S. Lewis, 1844).]
The triangle formed by Llangynog, Llangain and Llansteffan constitutes Dylan Thomas' "breeding-box valley", as he once put it. His mother's family, the Williamses, lived in the triangle, in farms such as Waunfwlchan, Llwyngwyn, Maesgwyn and Penycoed.
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire is a unitary authority in the south west of Wales and one of thirteen historic counties. It is the 3rd largest in Wales. Its three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford...
, West Wales
West Wales
West Wales is the western area of Wales.Some definitions of West Wales include only Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, an area which historically comprised the Welsh principality of Deheubarth., an area called "South West Wales" in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics....
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Llangynog is a parish
Parish
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, in the higher division of the hundred
Hundred
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of Derllys, union and county
County
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of Carmarthen, South Wales. Llangynog is 6 miles (9.7 km) south-west from Carmarthen; containing 800 inhabitants. The community comprises about 5429 acres (22 km²) of good land, chiefly arable
Arable land
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, and has been greatly improved since the year 1806. The greater part of it being now in a good state of cultivation. The surrounding scenery, with few exceptions, is tame and uninteresting, though some of the distant views are picturesque and beautiful. The soil is poor, rocky, and barren, and the chief produce is oats
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and barley
Barley
Barley is a major cereal grain, a member of the grass family. It serves as a major animal fodder, as a base malt for beer and certain distilled beverages, and as a component of various health foods...
, with a little wheat
Wheat
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. The manor
Manorialism
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of Penryn, which is co-extensive with the parish, contains an ancient family mansion
Mansion
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called Cwm, situated in a well-wooded, romantic spot. The parish church
Parish church
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, dedicated to St. Cynog, is a very plain edifice, consisting of two aisles. There are places of worship for Baptists and Independents. Here is a parochial school, on the common in the manor of Penryn, said to have been founded by Judge Vaughan, of Derllys. There is also a Sunday school
Sunday school
Sunday school is the generic name for many different types of religious education pursued on Sundays by various denominations.-England:The first Sunday school may have been opened in 1751 in St. Mary's Church, Nottingham. Another early start was made by Hannah Ball, a native of High Wycombe in...
, in which fifty males and females are taught gratuitously by the dissenters."
[From A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (S. Lewis, 1844).]
The triangle formed by Llangynog, Llangain and Llansteffan constitutes Dylan Thomas' "breeding-box valley", as he once put it. His mother's family, the Williamses, lived in the triangle, in farms such as Waunfwlchan, Llwyngwyn, Maesgwyn and Penycoed.