Cwmffrwd

Cwmffrwd

Cwmffrwd village road sign
Cwmffrwd
 Cwmffrwd shown within Carmarthenshire
Population 739,474,738,293,874 
OS grid referenceSN423173
CommunityCarmarthen
Principal areaCarmarthenshire
Ceremonial countyDyfed
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town CARMARTHEN
Postcode district SA31
Dialling code 01267
Police Dyfed-Powys
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK ParliamentCarmarthen East and DinefwrCarmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Welsh AssemblyCarmarthen East and Dinefwr
List of places
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Wales
Carmarthenshire

Coordinates: 51°49′56″N 4°17′21″W / 51.8322°N 4.2892°W / 51.8322; -4.2892

Cwmffrwd is a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales, located around two miles (3.2 km) south of Carmarthen.

Cwmffrwd is mainly a 20th-century settlement dominating the small river Nant Cwmffrwd, with some 19th-century elements.[1] Its main access road, Heol Nantyglasdwr, connects the village to the A484 and leads directly into the main residential street, Maesglasnant.

The village is known in the English-speaking world for having a name spelled without vowels. In the Welsh language, however, the name is considered to have seven letters rather than eight ('ff' is treated as a single letter), while both 'w's are considered vowels.

It has never been clarified if the stone bridge over the river Nant Pibwr north of Cwmffrwd, at the old highway leading to Carmarthen, had been built on remains of Roman foundations.[1]

Landmarks

St. Anne’s is a small, attractive and well-maintained church north-east of the village.[2]

Transport

Buses stop in both directions on the A484.

The reference to Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company was for Cwmffrwyd, near Cardiff and not this Cwmffrwd, near Carmarthen.

References


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