Llangain

Llangain
Capel Smyrna, Llangain
Llangain is located in Carmarthenshire
Llangain
Llangain
Location within Carmarthenshire
Population573 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSN385155
Community
  • Llangain
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARMARTHEN
Postcode districtSA33
Dialling code01267
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Carmarthenshire

51°48′53″N 4°20′40″W / 51.814733°N 4.344321°W / 51.814733; -4.344321


Map of the community

Llangain is a village[1] and community in Carmarthenshire, in the south-west of Wales. Located to the west of the River Towy, and south of the town of Carmarthen, the community contains three standing stones, and two chambered tombs as well as the ruins of 15th century great house, Castell Moel. In 2001 the community's population was recorded at 574,[2] decreasing slightly to 573 at the 2011 census.[3]

  1. ^ H. Williams (2007) The Book of Llangain: From Farming Community to Residential Village, Halsgrove
  2. ^ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Menna, Baines; Lynch, Peredur I., eds. (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 492. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
  3. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 16 April 2015.