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|county 1=Pembrokeshire<br />
|county 2=Carmarthenshire<br />
|name=Llandissilio<br />
|picture=St Tysilio's Church - geograph.org.uk - 473162.jpg<br />
|picture caption=St Tysilio parish church<br />
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|latitude=51.86282<br />
|longitude=-4.732757<br />
|population=<br />
|LG district=Pembrokeshire<br />
|constituency=Preseli Pembrokeshire<br />
|post town=Clunderwen<br />
|postcode=SA66<br />
|dialling code=01437<br />
}}<br />
'''Llandissilio''' is a village and parish in east [[Pembrokeshire]] on the A478 road between [[Efailwen]] to the north and [[Clunderwen]] to the south. A largely ribbon development along the main road, the village is surrounded by farmland. The village takes its name from Tysilio, a 7th-century Welsh saint to whom the parish church is dedicated.<ref name=GENUKI>{{cite web|title=GENUKI - Llandissilio|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/CMN/Llandissilio/|accessdate=30 May 2014}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
A Visitation of the Archdeaconry of Carmarthen in 1710 found that of about 120 families in the parish, 40 attended church at Easter, 20 at Whitsuntide and 20 at Christmas and noted ''"the Minister suffers in his reputation for being addicted to drinking and swearing"'' and ''"the roof of the north side of the Chancell lies open to the wind & weather."''<ref>{{cite book|last=Griffiths|first=G. Milwyn|title=National Library of Wales Journal Vol XVIII/3 and XIX/3|date=1974|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/Visitation1710.html|accessdate=31 May 2014}}</ref><br />
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The population of the parish of Llandissilio West in 1801 was 281. By 1981 the population had grown to 458. In 1891, 97% were Welsh-speaking, and 75% spoke only Welsh; 10 years later those speaking only Welsh had fallen to 29%. By 1981, 70% still spoke Welsh, but only 1% were not English-speaking.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pembrokeshire History - Llandissilio West|url=http://pembshistory.org/ppldis.html|accessdate=}}</ref><br />
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[[File:Evacuees From London in Pembrokeshire, Wales, 1940 D997.jpg|thumb|180px|Evacuees, 1940]]<br />
In 1831 nearly half of men over 20 years were agricultural labourers, and nearly a quarter were farmers employing them. The rest of the male population was engaged in retail or handicrafts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Llandissilio through time - Industry statistics|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10487444/cube/OCC_PAR1831|accessdate=30 May 2014}}</ref><br />
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Slate quarrying and corn milling were carried out in the 19th century.<ref name=GENUKI /><br />
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Boys from Creek Road LCC School in [[Greenwich]], were evacuated to Llandissilio during World War II (pictured). The War Memorial records the names of ten men of the parish who were killed in World War I and World War II, and the memorial was Grade II listed in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|title=British Listed Buildings - Llandissilio War Memorial|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-82947-llandissilio-war-memorial-llandissilio-we|accessdate=30 May 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Environment==<br />
Llandissilio is situated on the [[Landsker Borderlands Trail]], a circular waymarked long distance footpath running through [[Pembrokeshire]] and [[Carmarthenshire]]. The village is surrounded by farmland with deciduous trees.<ref name=GENUKI /> Near the south of the village is the source of the River Conyn which then flows south-west to meet the [[River Cleddau|Eastern Cleddau]].<br />
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==Worship==<br />
[[File:The church and churchyard, Llandysilio (Penf) NLW3361895.jpg|thumb|180px|Parish church ca 1885]]<br />
St Tysilio Parish Church is in the [[Diocese of St David's]]. The church was Grade II listed in 1971 under the auspices of [[Cadw]].<ref>{{cite web|title=British Listed Buildings - Saint Tysilio, Llandissilio|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-6058-church-of-saint-tysilio-llandissilio-west/map|accessdate=30 May 2014}}</ref><br />
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Blaenconin Baptist Chapel is on the outskirts of the village.<ref>{{cite web|title=Peoples Collection Wales - Blaenconin Baptist Chapel|url=http://www.peoplescollectionwales.co.uk/items/4213|accessdate=30 May 2014}}</ref> Waldo Williams is buried there.<br />
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==Amenities==<br />
The village has a post office, two pubs (The Angel and The Bush), hotel, holiday park and retail premises. Brynconin Community School educates children from 3 to 11 years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pembrokeshire County Council - Brynconin Community School|url=http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/content.asp?language=&id=7478|accessdate=30 May 2014}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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