Llanfair-ar-y-bryn
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Llanfair-ar-y-bryn is a community located on the A483 just north of Llandovery
in Carmarthenshire
, Wales
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The Llanfair-ar-y-bryn church stands on the Alabum
site, a Roman
auxiliary fort, and was the parish church until 1883. William Williams Pantycelyn
who is generally acknowledged as Wales's most important hymn
writer is buried in the Churchyard.
Llandovery
Llandovery is a market town in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the River Tywi and the A40 road.The town is served by Llandovery railway station, where there is a park and ride to Llanelli and Shrewsbury via the Heart of Wales Line...
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
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...
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The Llanfair-ar-y-bryn church stands on the Alabum
Alabum
Alabum was a fort in the Roman province of Britannia Superior, of which Roman Wales was a part.- Location :Its remains are located at Llanfair-ar-y-bryn in the north of Llandovery in the Welsh county of Carmarthenshire.- History :...
site, a Roman
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
auxiliary fort, and was the parish church until 1883. William Williams Pantycelyn
William Williams Pantycelyn
William Williams Pantycelyn , also known as Williams Pantycelyn and Pantycelyn, is generally acknowledged as Wales' most famous hymn writer. He was also one of the key leaders of the 18th century Welsh Methodist revival, along with Daniel Rowland and Howell Harris. As a poet and prose writer he is...
who is generally acknowledged as Wales's most important hymn
Hymn
A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification...
writer is buried in the Churchyard.