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	Caerfyrddin
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
List of places UK Wales Carmarthenshire 51°57′25″N4°22′0″W / 51.95694°N 4.36667°W / 51.95694; -4.36667

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

Location

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

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.^{[ citation needed ]} The village's baptist church was built in 1869 and restored in 1906. ^[1]

In 2019, during Storm Callum, a landslide near Cwmduad caused the fatality of a 21-year-old male. ^[2]

References

1. "Troedyrhiw Welsh Baptist Church, Cwmduad". Coflein. National Monuments Record of Wales . Retrieved 5 November 2024.
2. "Cwmduad landslide death: Police probe launched". BBC . 25 October 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2024.