Llanegwad
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| Llanegwad | |
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 Holy Trinity Church | |
  Llanegwad Location within Carmarthenshire | |
| Population | 1,473 (2011 census) |
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| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
Llanegwad (ⓘ) is a village and community located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The population taken at the 2011 census was 1,473.[1]
Llanegwad is built up mainly of small farms and detached homes. The community is bordered by the communities of: Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn; Llanfynydd; Llangathen; Llanarthney; Abergwili; and Llanllawddog, all being in Carmarthenshire. Villages include Cwrt Henri, Nantgaredig, and Pontargothi.
Most of all homes located in Llanegwad are older Victorian properties, as well as a number of more modern homes. The area has few amenities any more.
The village has lost much of the services it once had, an example being Llanegwad School; formerly "Llanegwad National School" closing down in 1948. The area over the years has also lost its drinking establishments.
Churches
The village “Llanegwad Church" named for Saint Egwad is an historic church as it is the only remaining building on the site where several monasteries and religious cells once existed. The building was begun in the 10th–11th century but restored in the 19th century.
Holy Trinity Church was built in 1865 of local sandstone with a Gothic style bell tower, stained glass windows, wooden barrel vault nave, decorated interior with 25 frescoes. Benjamin Bucknall was the architect.
