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Llanpumsaint
Village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Llanpumsaint (Welsh pronunciationⓘ; Welsh "Llan" church + "pum" five + "saint" saint(s)) is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. In the 2001 UK Census, Llanpumsaint community had a population of 595.[1] It is not to be confused with Pumsaint, a small village some distance away on the River Cothi. The population increased in 2011 to 734, and thus the percentage of Welsh speakers declined.[2]
Llanpumsaint | |
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Location within Carmarthenshire | |
Population | 734 (20011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SN415295 |
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Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CARMARTHEN |
Postcode district | SA33 |
Dialling code | 01267 |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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Llanpumsaint community comprises the neighbouring hamlet of Nebo, the spiritual community and temple at Skanda Vale and a number of farms.
According to the 2001 Census, 50% of those living in Llanpumsaint community are able to speak, read and write Welsh,[3] this is well above the 39% average recorded for Carmarthenshire in the same census.[4]