Pen-y-groes, Carmarthenshire

Pen-y-groes
Carmarthenshire
Pen-y-Groes village centre
Location
Grid reference:	SN587133
Location:	51°48’2"N, 4°3’2"W
Data
Postcode:	SA14
Local Government
Council:	Carmarthenshire

Pen-y-groes is a village in Carmarthenshire which developed as a settlement as a result of the anthracite coal trade. The main colliery was the Emlyn colliery, which opened in 1893 and closed in 1939.

It is named after Paenygroes Independent Chapel, a large building at the centre of the village. There is also a Baptist chapel, Calfaria, founded in 1896.

The village was once known for being the headquarters of a Pentecostal denomination, the Apostolic Church. The denomination hosted their International Convention in the village every year from 1916 to 2002. The church moved its main office to Swansea in 2002 but they still have their Bible college and substantial land in the locality.

Sport

• Cricket
• Rugby Union