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{{Short description|Village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales}}
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'''Llanddowror''' ({{lang-cy|Maes-y-lan}}) is a small, historic, relatively unspoilt ] 2 miles from the ] of ] in ] in ]. '''Llanddowror''' is a village and ] in ], ] situated {{convert|2|mi|0}} from ]. Previously on the ] to ], the village is small, historic and relatively unspoilt.


Llanddowror is famous for being the home of its ], ], the 18th century ] educator and promoter of ], who was funded by ] in organising circulating schools to spread literacy in Carmarthenshire.<ref>{{cite web | last=Carradice | first=Phil | title=Griffith Jones and the Circulating Schools | website=BBC | date=2010-07-19 | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/entries/687b3cfb-779d-3885-9610-652c384b6f06 | access-date=2020-12-16}}</ref>
== History & Amenities ==


The community is bordered to the south by ] and inland with the communities of ], ], ] and ].
The village is reachable via the scenic ]. The village was famously the home of ], the 18th century ] educator who was funded by ]. Among the local attractions are the ruins of ] ]. Some rental cottages are available in Llanddowror, as are some ] rooms.


The community includes the village of ] and New Mill.


== Imperial Legacy == == Amenities ==
A new bypass improvement scheme for the section of the ] trunk road between St Clears and ] was approved by the Welsh Government on 27 January 2012. Construction work on the new bypass began in mid-2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.a477stclearsredroses.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202201859/http://www.a477stclearsredroses.com/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=2 February 2011|title=A477 Saint Clears to Red Rose &#124;|website=www.a477stclearsredroses.com}}</ref> Constructed with a straighter alignment and bypassing the villages of Llanddowror and Red Roses, the new section opened to general traffic on 16 April 2014, having been declared open by ], Welsh Assembly Member for Transport.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.itv.com/news/wales/story/2014-04-15/section-of-a477-to-officially-open-after-68m-upgrade |title=Section of A477 officially opens after £68m upgrade |work=ITV News Wales |date=16 April 2014 |accessdate=17 April 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417140930/http://www.itv.com/news/wales/story/2014-04-15/section-of-a477-to-officially-open-after-68m-upgrade |archivedate=17 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wales.gov.uk/newsroom/transport/2014/140416A477/?lang=en |work=Welsh Government News |title=£68million improvements to A477 brings benefits to the economy, tourism and local communities |date=16 April 2014 |accessdate=17 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417024513/http://wales.gov.uk/newsroom/transport/2014/140416A477/?lang=en |archivedate=17 April 2014 }}</ref>


Rental holiday cottages and ] locations are available in Llanddowror. A local attraction is the nearby ruin of the ] castle in St Clears.
Improbably, Llanddowror has lent its name to the ]-era hill station of ] in the Lower Western ] in northern ]. Landour was founded in 1827 as a convalescent station for British soldiers serving in India. Indeed, the rank-and-file soldiery of the ] was largely ] and ], given the backwardness of their native regions compared to ]; the officer corps was largely English. During British colonial rule, nostalgic British names were common in India; many of these names (e.g. Landour) survive today though many others were discarded once India became an independent state.

== Imperial Legacy ==
Llanddowror has lent its name to the ]-era hill station of ] (now in ], ]) in the Lower Western ] in northern ]. Landour was founded in 1827 as a convalescent station for British soldiers serving in India. During British colonial rule, nostalgic British names were common in India and many of these names survive today although many others were discarded once India became an independent state.<ref>{{cite web | title = Mussoorie blues |work= The Hindu | url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/mussoorie-blues/article3634898.ece |date=July 14, 2012| accessdate = 2017-03-01 |authorlink=Rakhshanda Jalil| first = Rakhshanda | last = Jalil }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 17:29, 2 November 2024

Village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales

Human settlement in Wales
Llanddowror
St Teilo's Church (2008)
Population851 (2011)
OS grid referenceSN254144
Community
  • Llanddowror
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARMARTHEN
Postcode districtSA33
Dialling code01994
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Carmarthenshire

Map of the community

Llanddowror is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales situated 2 miles (3 km) from St. Clears. Previously on the trunk road to Pembroke Dock, the village is small, historic and relatively unspoilt.

Llanddowror is famous for being the home of its rector, Griffith Jones, the 18th century Anglican educator and promoter of Methodism, who was funded by Bridget Bevan in organising circulating schools to spread literacy in Carmarthenshire.

The community is bordered to the south by Carmarthen Bay and inland with the communities of Pendine, Eglwyscummin, St Clears and Laugharne Township.

The community includes the village of Llanmiloe and New Mill.

Amenities

A new bypass improvement scheme for the section of the A477 trunk road between St Clears and Red Roses was approved by the Welsh Government on 27 January 2012. Construction work on the new bypass began in mid-2012. Constructed with a straighter alignment and bypassing the villages of Llanddowror and Red Roses, the new section opened to general traffic on 16 April 2014, having been declared open by Edwina Hart, Welsh Assembly Member for Transport.

Rental holiday cottages and bed & breakfast locations are available in Llanddowror. A local attraction is the nearby ruin of the Norman castle in St Clears.

Imperial Legacy

Llanddowror has lent its name to the British Raj-era hill station of Landour (now in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand) in the Lower Western Himalaya in northern India. Landour was founded in 1827 as a convalescent station for British soldiers serving in India. During British colonial rule, nostalgic British names were common in India and many of these names survive today although many others were discarded once India became an independent state.

References

  1. "Community population 2011". Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  2. Carradice, Phil (19 July 2010). "Griffith Jones and the Circulating Schools". BBC. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. "A477 Saint Clears to Red Rose |". www.a477stclearsredroses.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2011.
  4. "Section of A477 officially opens after £68m upgrade". ITV News Wales. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  5. "£68million improvements to A477 brings benefits to the economy, tourism and local communities". Welsh Government News. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  6. Jalil, Rakhshanda (14 July 2012). "Mussoorie blues". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

External links

Communities of Carmarthenshire

51°48′03″N 4°32′01″W / 51.80091°N 4.53362°W / 51.80091; -4.53362

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