Coordinates: 51°47′46″N 4°35′02″W / 51.796°N 4.584°W
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  Eglwyscummin
 Eglwyscummin shown within Wales |
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| Shire county | Carmarthen |
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| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | SA34 |
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| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
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Eglwyscummin is a community about 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Whitland in Carmarthenshire. It incorporates Marros, Cyfig and the village of Red Roses. It consists mostly of farmland and is crossed by a main road route to the once popular holiday resort of Pendine Sands and the main route to south Pembrokeshire and the Pembroke Dock ferry port.
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Administration
Overall administration and services are via Carmarthenshire County Council in line with Eglwyscummin Community Council. Other input comes from the Eglwyscummin Community Association. Input also used to come from the Taf Myrddin Community Network which provided a direct interface between the County Council Executive and the general public. Although successful, this project came to an end in early 2009.
Places
Ciffig (also Cyffig) parish church. St. Margaret's parish church and hall in Eglwyscummin. St. Lawrence's parish church in Marros. The Community Centre and Memorial Garden in Red Roses.
Apart from the local farms, other businesses in the area include a horse riding school, a shooting range, several caravan parks, holiday cottages for the disabled, a bus company, a farm producing ice cream and cheese, an Autograss league track and two public houses.
History
The 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 Cyfig Church now taking services again after maintenance work was carried out during 2006/7. The Gothic Revival architect C.C. Rolfe restored St. Margaret's parish church in 1878.[1] Some history of the area can be found here: [1].
Development
Plans for a by-pass route to take over from the current poorly-rated, accident-ridden route from St. Clears to Red Roses on the A477 have been announced by the Welsh Assembly. Work is scheduled to take place between 2010 and 2012.
Sources
- Lloyd, Thomas (2006). The Buildings of Wales: Carmarthernshire and Ceredigion. ISBN 0-300-10179-1.
- Saint, Andrew (1970). "Three Oxford Architects". Oxonensia (Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society) XXXV: 53 ff. http://www.oahs.org.uk/oxo/vol%2035/Saint.doc. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
External links
References
- ^ Saint, 1970
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