Cilycwm

St Michael's church

Cilycwm (Welsh: Cil-y-cwm, historically Cîl-y-cwm and Kîlycwm[1]) is a village and parish located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 489.[2]

Cilycwm lies on the west bank of Afon Gwenlais, a tributary of the Tywi, north of the town of Llandovery. Pont Dolauhirion, a bridge that crosses the Tywi at the south of the community was designed by William Edward's and is a copy of his famous bridge at Pontypridd.[3] The bridge is a grade I listed structure [4]

The parish church of St Michael's is also a grade I listed building.[5]

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches south to Llansadwrn. The total population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 1518.[6]

The community is bordered by the communities of: Llanfair-ar-y-bryn; Llandovery; Llanwrda; and Cynwyl Gaeo, all being in Carmarthenshire; and by Llanddewi Brefi in Ceredigion.

References

  1. ↑ GENUKI page. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  3. ↑ The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. John Davies, Nigel Jenkins, Menna Baines and Peredur Lynch (2008) pg144 ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6
  4. ↑ "Dolauhirion Bridge, Llandovery". British Listed buildings. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Church of St Michael, Cilycwm". British Listed buildings. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 13 April 2015.

External links

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|Coordinates: 52°02′42″N 3°49′11″W / 52.04500°N 3.81972°W / 52.04500; -3.81972


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