Llandybie

Llandybie (Welsh: Llandybïe [ˌɬandəˈbiːɛ] , "Saint Tybie's church") is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, with the village being situated 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Ammanford.

Llandybie
Village and community
St Tybie's church
Llandybie Location within Carmarthenshire
Principal area	Carmarthenshire
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh

According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, Llandybie village itself is home to a population of 3,800, while the community – which also includes the villages of Blaenau, Caerbryn, Capel Hendre, Cwmgwili, Pentregwenlais, Penybanc, Pen-y-groes, and Saron – has 8,800 inhabitants, increasing to 10,994 at the 2011 census.

It was in Llandybie, in 1943, that the mineral Brammallite was found for the first time. Llandybie hosted the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 1944.

The village is served by Llandybie railway station on the Heart of Wales Line and the A483 road which is the main road. Llandybie Community Primary School is located in the north-easterly fringe of the village.

The community is bordered by the communities of: Dyffryn Cennen; Cwmamman; Betws; Ammanford; Llanedi; Llannon; Gorslas; and Llanfihangel Aberbythych, all being in Carmarthenshire.

Notable people

• Lady Caroline Catharine Wilkinson (1822–1881), a Welsh botanist and author
• John Thomas Job (1867–1938), a Welsh minister, hymn-writer and poet.
• Anne Ceridwen Rees (1874 in Pentregwenlais – 1905), a Welsh physician who practiced in New Jersey
• Elmer Rees, CBE FRSE (1941–2019), a Welsh mathematician and director of the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research
• Jenny Ogwen (born ca.1943), former actress and TV presenter

Sources

• Rees, Dylan (2019). Llandybie. A History. Llandybie Community Council. ISBN 978-1-904323-38-9.

External links

• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llandybie and surrounding area
• Llandybie CP School