Henllan Amgoed

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Henllan Amgoed
Carmarthenshire
Henllan Amgoed chapel.jpg
Henllan Amgoed chapel
Location
Grid reference: SN185195
Location: 51°50’40"N, 4°38’11"W
Data
Post town: Whitland
Postcode: SA33
Dialling code: 01994
Local Government
Council: Carmarthenshire
Parliamentary
constituency:
Carmarthen West
and South Pembrokeshire

Henllan Amgoed is a small village and ancient parish near Whitland, Carmarthenshire. It additionally forms part of the civil community of Henllanfallteg. The village is home to a chapel and a graveyard. Henllan Amgoed was served by a small local primary school until its closure in 2004, with the pupils moved to an amalgamated school, Ysgol Bro Brynach, in Llanboidy.[1]

Henllan Amgoed takes its name from the ancient commote of Amgoed, and is the only village to retain the name of the past division.[2] In 1697 a Nonconformist congregation formed in the village, one of the earliest in Carmarthenshire.[3]

Notes

  1. Bloom, Adi (11 May 2008). "Is this the end for 'two-room' schools?". tes.co.uk. http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=374274. Retrieved 19 August 2012. 
  2. Davies (2008), p.22
  3. Davies (2008), p.364

Bibliography

  • Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Menna, Baines et al., eds (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6. 

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