Llannewydd

51.898°N 4.340°W / 51.898; -4.340 Llannewydd or Newchurch is a parish in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is 3 miles (5 km) north of Carmarthen on the banks of the Gwili. The church was rebuilt in 1829.^[1] It is in the community of Newchurch and Merthyr.

Notable people

Bridget Vaughan (1698–1779), philanthropist and the chief supporter of Griffith Jones and his system of circulating schools.^[2] She was also known as Madam Bevan.^[3]

References

1. Llannewydd at Genuki accessed 15 December 2007
2. "Griffith Jones and the Circulating Schools". 19 July 2010.
3. Bridget Bevan Oxford Biography Index entry. Accessed 14 December 2007