Llanddeusant is a community in the Black Mountain region of the Brecon Beacons National Park in 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

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. It is about 5 miles southeast of Llangadog

Llangadog

Llangadog is a community located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, which includes the villages of Llangadog, Bethlehem and Capel Gwynfe. A notable local landscape feature is Y Garn Goch with two Iron Age hill forts....

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Llanddeusant lies within the Llansadwrn & Llangadog / Myddfai & Llanddeusant ward

Wards of the United Kingdom

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, which had a population of 2,412 at census 2001

United Kingdom Census 2001

A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....

. The name, meaning "church of two saints", is supposed to originate from the fact that Teilo and Saint David

Saint David

Saint David was a Welsh Bishop during the 6th century; he was later regarded as a saint and as the patron saint of Wales. David was a native of Wales, and a relatively large amount of information is known about his life. However, his birth date is still uncertain, as suggestions range from 462 to...

 are believed to have met there. The 'Old Red Lion Inn' is now a Youth hostel.

External links

• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llanddeusant and surrounding area