Llanedy, Carmarthenshire

Description
Llanedy, a village and a parish in Carmarthenshire, on the river Loughor, at the boundary with Glamorgan, 2 miles N of Pontardulais station on the G.W.R. and L. & N.W.R., and 8 1/2 NE by N of Llanelly. Post town, Pontardulais (R.S.O.) Acreage of parish, 5678; population, 2596. A market-house, with a large hall for concerts, &c., was erected in 1883, but is not used now for markets. There are tinplato works. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St David's; net value, £275. The church was rebuilt in 1861, is in a Transition style from Early English to Decorated, and consists of nave and chancel, with vestry and tower. There are Baptist, Calvinistic Methodist, and Congregational chapels, and a chapel of ease at Hendy.