Hendy
Hendy
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|---|---|
  Hendy Hendy shown within Carmarthenshire | |
| Population | 3,226 (ward 2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SN579035 |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LLANELLI |
| Postcode district | SA4 |
| Dialling code | 01792 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | |
| Welsh Assembly | |
Hendy (Welsh: Yr Hendy,originally a farm name meaning "the old house" cognate with 'hendre' the main home.) is a village in the community of Llanedi, Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated on the border between Carmarthenshire and Swansea. It 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 a continuous built up area centred on Pontarddulais. Most of the village sits between the M4 Motorway junction 48 and the A48 road (Fforest Road) north of the motorway.
References
- ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 14 April 2015.
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