Cilycwm

Cilycwm^[a] (Welsh: Cil-y-cwm, IPA: [ˈkiːl ə ˈkʊm]) is a village, parish and community located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 487.^[2]

Cilycwm
Village and community
St Michael's church
Cilycwm Location within Carmarthenshire
Principal area	Carmarthenshire
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
List of places UK Wales Carmarthenshire 52°02′42″N 3°49′11″W Map of the community

Cilycwm lies on the west bank of Afon Gwenlais, a tributary of the River Towy (Tywi), north of the town of Llandovery. Pont Dolauhirion, a bridge that crosses the Towy at the south of the community was designed by William Edwards and is a copy of his famous bridge at Pontypridd.^[3] The bridge is a grade I listed structure.^[4]

The parish church of St Michael's is also a grade I listed building.^[5]

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches south to Llansadwrn. The total population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 1518.^[6]

The community is bordered by the communities of: Llanfair-ar-y-bryn; Llandovery; Llanwrda; and Cynwyl Gaeo, all being in Carmarthenshire; and by Llanddewi Brefi in Ceredigion.

Notable people

• Morgan Rhys (1716–1779), a Welsh hymn-writer.
• William Augustus, Welsh translator and weather forecaster in the late 18th century.^[7]