Henllan Amgoed

Village in Carmarthenshire, Wales

Human settlement in Wales

Henllanfallteg

Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire

CountryWalesSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townWHITLANDPostcode districtSA34Dialling code01994Police Dyfed-Powys Fire Mid and West Wales AmbulanceWelsh UK Parliament

Caerfyrddin

Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament

Carmarthen East and Dinefwr

List of places: UK; Wales; Carmarthenshire

51°50′40″N 4°38′11″W / 51.844520°N 4.636250°W / 51.844520; -4.636250

Henllan Amgoed is a small village near Whitland, Carmarthenshire and forms part of the community of Henllanfallteg. The village is home to a chapel and a graveyard. Henllan Amgoed was served by a small local primary school until its closure in 2004, with the pupils moved to an amalgamated school, Ysgol Bro Brynach, in Llanboidy.^[1]

Henllan Amgoed takes its name from the ancient commote of Amgoed, and is the only village to retain the name of the past division.^[2] In 1697 a Nonconformist congregation formed in the village, one of the earliest in Carmarthenshire.^[3]

Notable residents

Eileen Beasley (1921–2012), a prominent Welsh language activist was born and died in the village.^[4]

Notes

^ Bloom, Adi (11 May 2008). "Is this the end for 'two-room' schools?". tes.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
^ Davies (2008), p.22
^ Davies (2008), p.364
^ "Tributes paid to Welsh language activist Eileen Beasley, who died age 91". WalesOnline. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

Bibliography

Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Menna, Baines; Lynch, Peredur I., eds. (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.