Llangadog is a community located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, which includes the villages of Llangadog, Bethlehem and Capel Gwynfe. A notable local landscape feature is Y Garn Goch with two Iron Age hill forts.[1]
Llangadog was the administrative centre of the commote of Perfedd and had a castle, destroyed in 1204. Although the borough declined in the Middle Ages, Llangadog retained its market, which was frequented by drovers into the 19th century.[1] The area suffered an economic blow when the local creamery closed in 2005, with the loss of 200 jobs.[2] The site has since been redeveloped as a pet food factory.[3]
The community is served by Llangadog railway station.
Notes
- ^ a b The Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press 2008.
- ^ BBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | 200 jobs lost as creamery closes
- ^ Venture Wales - Pet food manufacturer to open new production facility
External links
- Llangadog, Capel Gwynfe and Bethlehem community website
- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llangadog and surrounding area
Coordinates: 51°56′24″N 3°53′7″W / 51.94°N 3.88528°W
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