Llanwinio
Encyclopedia
Llanwinio is a community located in Carmarthenshire
, Wales
. It is divided into 2 sections: the Eastern and Western Division. The population is 1035; 422 in the Eastern and 613 in the Western Division.
minister, author and hymn-writer Nathaniel Williams
was born in Llanwinio.
William Evans (Wil Ifan)
, bard
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 divided into 2 sections: the Eastern and Western Division. The population is 1035; 422 in the Eastern and 613 in the Western Division.
Notable people
The BaptistBaptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
minister, author and hymn-writer Nathaniel Williams
Nathaniel Williams
-Life:Nathaniel Williams was the son of Thomas Williams, from Swansea in south Wales. Nathaniel Williams studied at the University of Oxford, matriculating as a member of Jesus College in 1672 and obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1676. He wrote two books: A Pindaric Elegy on the famous...
was born in Llanwinio.
William Evans (Wil Ifan)
William Evans (Wil Ifan)
William Evans , better known by his bardic name of Wil Ifan, was a Welsh poet who served as Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales from 1947 to 1950....
, bard