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Llangunnor - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 51°51′25″N 4°16′34″W / 51.85699°N 4.276085°W

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Llangunnor Welsh: Llangynnwr
Parish church of Saint Ceinwr
Llangunnor Location within Carmarthenshire
Population	2,381 (2011)^[1]
OS grid reference	SN433200
Community	Llangunnor
Principal area	Carmarthenshire
Preserved county	Dyfed
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARMARTHEN
Postcode district	SA31
Postcode district	SA32
Dialling code	01267

Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh

UK Parliament	Caerfyrddin
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
List of places UK Wales Carmarthenshire 51°51′25″N 4°16′34″W / 51.85699°N 4.276085°W / 51.85699; -4.276085 Map of the community

Llangunnor (Welsh: Llangynnwr) is a village and community located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is the southern suburb of Carmarthen town and consists mainly of suburban housing which has expanded in recent years. It has a small shop, two chapels, a church and a primary school. It is made up of the villages and hamlets of Nantycaws, Pensarn, Login and Pibwrlwyd.

St Ceinwr's church

The oldest part of the present church building dates possibly from the 14th century. David Charles the Welsh hymn-writer is buried there. A stone tablet inside the church commemorates the essayist and politician Sir Richard Steele. The church is a Grade II listed building.^[2] The vicars of St Ceinwr's can be traced back to at least 1661 and are recorded on the Incumbent board inside the church.^[3]

The parish also has two nonconformist chapels - Babell which is Methodist^[4] and Philadelphia which is Independent.^[5] Notable graves include those of poet Lewis Morris (1833 - 1907),^[6] hymn-writer David Charles and Sir Ewen Maclean.^[7]

Manor House

Bryn Towy Mansion in a Grade II listed building, which was built by William Bonville Junior in approximately 1850.^[8]^[9]

School

Llangunnor has a mixed primary school for day pupils aged 3 to 11 years. The present school buildings were opened in 1961 and accommodate the Junior Department, Welsh Nursery and English Infants. The Nursery and Welsh Infant Departments are accommodated in a section built in 1980. The school is sited in semi-rural surroundings south of the town of Carmarthen, close to the River Tywi.

Governance

Llangunnor Community Council is made of two wards (East & West) and represented by thirteen elected members. The Council meets on the third Thursday of every month (except in August) at 'Yr Aelwyd' and meeting are open to the general public.^[10] The community is bordered by the communities of: Abergwili; Llanarthney; Llanddarog; Llangyndeyrn; Llandyfaelog; and Carmarthen, all being in Carmarthenshire. Llangunnor is also the name of the county electoral ward to Carmarthenshire County Council. The ward is coterminous with the community. The ward is represented by one county councillor.^[11]