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Village in Carmarthenshire, Wales From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henllan Amgoed is a small village near Whitland, Carmarthenshire and forms part of the 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 | |
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The chapel at Henllan Amgoed | |
Location within Carmarthenshire | |
OS grid reference | SN185195 |
Community | |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WHITLAND |
Postcode district | SA34 |
Dialling code | 01994 |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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]
Eileen Beasley (1921–2012), a prominent Welsh language activist was born and died in the village.[4]
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