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Ysgol llanfynydd
Llanfynydd is a village, parish and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The population of the community taken at the 2011 census was 499. It lies some 10 miles north-east of the county town, Carmarthen.
Contents
- Ysgol llanfynydd
- Map of Llanfynydd Carmarthen UK
- History
- Wind farm protest
- Worship
- Education
- Notable people
- References
Map of Llanfynydd, Carmarthen, UK
The community is bordered by the communities of: Llansawel; Talley; Manordeilo and Salem; Llangathen; Llanegwad; and Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn, all being in Carmarthenshire.
History
In 1844 Llanfynydd was a parish of 11,000 acres and 1,358 inhabitants in Cathinog Hundred. By 1929 the population was 581.
Wind farm protest
In July 2004 – in protest over plans to erect a wind farm nearby – the residents of Llanfynydd renamed their village Llanhyfryddawellehynafolybarcudprindanfygythiadtrienusyllafnauole ("lovely silent church, ancient place of the rare kite under wretched threat from misplaced blades") for the space of one week.
The name was chosen to reflect the villagers' concern that the wind farm would threaten three endangered species of bird – the (red kite, the curlew, and the skylark) – and to generate publicity for their cause by being longer than the previously longest placename in the UK: that of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch in Anglesey.
The protest went ahead despite assurances from the local council and from the Spanish-owned developers Gamesa Energy UK (part of Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica) that the single wind turbine planned was intended merely as a test to see how suitable the area might be for wind turbines in the future.
Worship
The parish church is dedicated to St Egwad; parish registers exist from 1692. The parish is home to a number of Chapels.
Education
The Rev. D Jones established a day school in 1738 for 20 children.
The number of pupils at the school had fallen to 11 by September 2013, with a deficit of £50,000, and Carmarthenshire Council warned that the school would be closed if numbers fell below 10. In December 2014 the BBC reported that the school, though it had no pupils, could not be closed until Carmarthenshire County Council had held a consultation and a vote on the issue.
Notable people
Thomas Rees, Congregational minister and historian of nonconformity, was born at Pen Pontbren, Llanfynydd, on 13 December 1815.