Llanpumsaint

Llanpumsaint
Gareg Hir standing stone
Llanpumsaint is located in Carmarthenshire
Llanpumsaint
Llanpumsaint
Location within Carmarthenshire
Population734 (20011)[1]
OS grid referenceSN415295
Community
  • Llanpumsaint
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°56′20″N 4°18′04″W / 51.939°N 4.3011°W / 51.939; -4.3011

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 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]

  1. ^ a b "Carmarthenshire County Council - Llanpumsaint Community Council". Archived from the original on 15 November 2004. Retrieved 15 November 2004. Llanpumsaint Community Council
  2. ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".
  3. ^ http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/index.asp?locID=4473&docID=-1[permanent dead link] Welsh Language Skills in Carmarthenshire Community Wards
  4. ^ "Carmarthenshire County CouncilÃ'Â -Ã'Â Welsh Language Statistics". Archived from the original on 23 December 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2008. Welsh Language Statistics for Carmarthenshire