Llannon
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- For the village in Ceredigion, see LlanonLlanonLlanon is a village in Ceredigion, Wales. It adjoins the village of Llansantffraed on the coast of Cardigan Bay, five miles north of Aberaeron and south of Aberystwyth on the A487 road. It is built on a raised beach....
(Llan-non).
Llannon is a small village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and community
Community (Wales)
A community is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest-tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England....
in the county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
of Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire is a unitary authority in the south west of Wales and one of thirteen historic counties. It is the 3rd largest in Wales. Its three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is located on the A476 road
A476 road
The A476 is a main road linking Llanelli with Fairfach near Llandeilo, in Wales.Settlements served by the road include:*Llanelli*Panteg*Llannon*Upper Tumble*Cross Hands*Gorslas*Carmel*Golden Grove*Fairfach...
11 miles south east of the county town, Carmarthen
Carmarthen
Carmarthen is a community in, and the county town of, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is sited on the River Towy north of its mouth at Carmarthen Bay. In 2001, the population was 14,648....
, between Tumble
Tumble, Carmarthenshire
Tumble , is a village situated south of Cross Hands near the towns of Carmarthen and Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, West Wales. Tumble, along with Cross Hands is part of the community of Llannon.-History:...
and Swiss Valley. The community of Llannon, contains Llannon village, Tumble and Cross Hands
Cross Hands
Cross Hands is a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales about 12 miles from Carmarthen . It is supposedly named from the practice of prisoners intended for jail in Carmarthen and Swansea being staged for exchange....
.
History and amenities
Llannon has deep historical links with the Rebecca RiotsRebecca Riots
The Rebecca Riots took place between 1839 and 1843 in South and Mid Wales. They were a series of protests undertaken by local farmers and agricultural workers in response to perceived unfair taxation. The rioters, often men dressed as women, took their actions against toll-gates, as they were...
and there is even rumoured to be a "secret passage
Secret passage
Secret passages, also commonly referred to as hidden passages or secret tunnels, are hidden routes used for stealthy travel. Such passageways are sometimes inside buildings leading to secret rooms. Others allow occupants to enter or exit buildings without being seen...
" under the main road running through the village. This passage was said to have been used by Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
and possibly the Rebecca Rioters as an escape route. The passage runs from the Red Lion public house to the parish church.
Another public house lies on the Llannon to Hendy
Hendy
Yr Hendy is a village in the community of Llanedi, Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated on the border between Carmarthenshire and Swansea. Yr Hendy 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 the continuous...
road junction, called the Greyhound Inn. It is unknown which is older, but the road that the Greyhound Inn lies on has a watering fountain which was built to water horses of passing carts.
The village has a primary school and aside from the two pubs it lacks any other amenities such as a shop which closed in the late 1990s. Recently however, a refurbishment of the Greyhound Inn included the siting of a new village shop on the premesis.
Present day
The village continues to grow with new housing constantly being constructed. The area is now considered more of a commuter village due to its proximity to the M4M4 motorway
The M4 motorway links London with South Wales. It is part of the unsigned European route E30. Other major places directly accessible from M4 junctions are Reading, Swindon, Bristol, Newport, Cardiff and Swansea...
in Hendy. The local school recently underwent a large extension programme to cope with the increasing demand for schooling from the ever-growing population.