Eglwyscummin (Welsh: Eglwys Gymyn) is a community situated on the south-western boundary of Carmarthenshire in south-west Wales. It is made up of the three ward parishes of Ciffig, Eglwyscummin, and Marros, all surrounding the village of Red Roses, which lies some three miles south of Whitland and forms part of the Laugharne Township electoral ward.[2]
Eglwyscummin
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  Eglwyscummin Location within Carmarthenshire | |
| Population | 432 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SN230106 |
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| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Whitland |
| Postcode district | SA34 |
| Dialling code | 01834 01994 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
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| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
The area consists mostly of farmland and is traversed from east to west by the main A477 road leading to south Pembrokeshire and the Pembroke Dock ferry port, crossed at Red Roses by the B4314 running southeastwards from the county boundary at Tavernspite to the seaside resort of Pendine Sands.
Administration
editCarmarthenshire County Council administers the area with Eglwyscummin Community Council providing some local direction. Eglwyscummin Community Association has, on occasion, been responsible for providing a more open forum for general members of the Community. So too had The Taf Myrddin Community Network which provided a direct interface between the County Council Executive and the general public. Although successful, the Network was ended by the County Council in early 2009.
Places
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Places of worship include Ciffig parish church, the grade I listed parish church of St Margaret Marloes and St. Lawrence's parish church in Marros.
Eglwyscummin Community Centre opened on 1 March 2008 and is situated in Red Roses with a Memorial Garden adjacent which was built by members of the local Young Farmers Group.
Apart from the local farms, other businesses in the area include a horse riding centre,[3] a farm with a shooting range that also serves Sunday lunch,[4] several caravan parks, holiday cottages for the disabled,[5] a bus / coach company,[6] a farm with a pizzeria that also produces its own ice cream,[7] a National and local league Autograss track,[8] the Green Bridge Inn (Marros) and Sporting Chance (Red Roses) public houses.
The community lies on the northern shore of Carmarthen Bay. It is bordered by the communities of Amroth and Lampeter Velfrey in Pembrokeshire; and by: Whitland; Llanboidy; St Clears; Llanddowror; and Pendine, all being in Carmarthenshire.
History
editThe English translation from the Welsh name Eglwyscummin is "church community" although the name derived from the Celtic saint Cynin. There were five churches within the district but currently now only three remain in use with St Cyffig's Church now taking services again after maintenance work was carried out during 2006-07. The Gothic Revival architect C.C. Rolfe restored St. Margaret's parish church in 1878.[9] Some history of the area can be found here.
Eglwyscummin is the only known place where an Ogham inscription commemorates a woman, Avitoriges, daughter of Cunigni.
Development
editPlans for a by-pass route to take over from the poorly rated, accident-ridden route between Llanddowror and Red Roses on the A477 had been announced by the Welsh Assembly to take place from 2010 but was delayed.[10] Work eventually started during 2012 and the by-pass was opened on 16 April 2014.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Community population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "NAMES AND AREAS OF AND NUMBERS OF COUNCILLORS FOR NEW ELECTORAL DIVISIONS". gov.uk. 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Marros Riding Centre". MarosRC. 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Lisa's at Telpyn". Trip Advisor. 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Homeleigh". homeleigh.org. 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Bysiau Cwm Taf". tafvalleycoaches.co.uk. 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Ice cream and Pizzeria". cowpotscamping.co.uk. 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "http://National Autograss". national-autograss.co.uk. 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Saint, 1970
- ^ Misstear, Rachael (27 March 2013). "Bypass that is planned for accident blackspot is delayed until 2014". WalesOnline. Cardiff: Media Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ "A477 St Clears to Red Roses Improvement". CBRD. 19 November 2014. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
Sources
edit- Lloyd, Thomas (2006). The Buildings of Wales: Carmarthernshire and Ceredigion. ISBN 0-300-10179-1.
- Saint, Andrew (1970). "Three Oxford Architects". Oxoniensia. XXXV. Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society: 53 ff. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2009.