Blaenycoed

Blaenycoed, or Blaen-y-coed is a village situated between Carmarthen and Newcastle Emlyn, Wales, of 17 houses, a chapel, a postbox and small farms. Blaen-y-coed literally translates to mean "Head-of-the-wood.". Woodland Rise is a camping and caravanning site.[1]

Blaen-y-Coed
Blaen-y-Coed
Location within Carmarthenshire
PopulationSee Carmarthen
OS grid referenceSN348271
Community
Principal area
Ceremonial county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCarmarthen
Postcode districtSA33
Dialling code01267
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
  • Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire

Notable people

Howell Elvet Lewis, the Independent minister, hymn-writer, poet, known as Elfed, was born in 1860. The house where he was born, 'Y Gangell' is near Blaenycoed and contains a small exhibition of his life.

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