Cwmduad

Cwmduad
Cwmduad
	Cwmduad Location within Carmarthenshire
OS grid reference	SN375313
Community	Cynwyl Elfed;
Principal area	Carmarthenshire;
Preserved county	Dyfed;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARMARTHEN
Postcode district	SA33
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire;
	List of places UK Wales Carmarthenshire 51°57′25″N 4°22′0″W / 51.95694°N 4.36667°W

Cwmduad (Welsh "Cwm" valley + "duad" blackness (river Duad, in English Blackcombe)) is a village in Carmarthenshire, West Wales.

Location[edit]

Cwmduad is located on the A484, just north of Cynwyl Elfed. The village is found at the confluence of the River Duad and River Bele. The nearest major settlements are Carmarthen to the South and Newcastle Emlyn to the North.

History[edit]

A tollgate was located in Cwmduad village. There was at one time also a village school although this has since closed and the nearest primary school is now found at neighbouring Cynwyl Elfed. The village's baptist church was built in 1869 and restored in 1906.

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