Hendy

Hendy (Welsh: Yr Hendy, originally a farm name meaning "the old house" cognate with 'hendre' the main home) is a village in the community of Llanedi, Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated on the border between Carmarthenshire and Swansea. It lies on the Afon Gwili just across the River Loughor from the town of Pontarddulais and, together with Fforest to its north, forms part of a continuous built up area centred on Pontarddulais. Most of the village sits between the M4 Motorway junction 48 and the A48 road (Fforest Road) north of the motorway.

For the station with the same name on the Talyllyn Railway, see List of stations and halts on the Talyllyn Railway. For the surname, see Hendy (surname).

Hendy Welsh: Yr Hendy
Hendy Location within Carmarthenshire
Population	3,226 (ward 2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SN579035
Community	Llanedi
Principal area	Carmarthenshire
Ceremonial county	Dyfed
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LLANELLI
Postcode district	SA4
Dialling code	01792
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Llanelli
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Llanelli

References

1. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 14 April 2015.