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Nantycaws

Coordinates: 51°50′34″N 4°15′02″W / 51.842872°N 4.250561°W / 51.842872; -4.250561
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Nantycaws
Philadelphia Independent Chapel
Nantycaws is located in Carmarthenshire
Nantycaws
Nantycaws
Location within Carmarthenshire
OS grid referenceSO005025
Community
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARMARTHEN
Dialling code01267
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FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Carmarthenshire
51°50′34″N 4°15′02″W / 51.842872°N 4.250561°W / 51.842872; -4.250561

Nantycaws or Nant-y-caws is a rural settlement in the community of Llangunnor, Carmarthenshire, Wales.

'Nant y caws' is Welsh for 'River of the cheese' and probably refers to the rich dairy farmland in the area.[1] The Welsh word for 'milk' has been used in other place names to refer to fertile land. Though plausibly 'Nant y caws' could refer to a cloudy stream, or one with an unpleasant smell.[2]

Nantycaws lies largely on the old A48 road to Carmarthen (5 miles away) which was replaced in the 1980s with a dual carriageway, running close to the village.

There is a petrol station and restaurant on the A48[3] and the Nant-y-caws Recycling Centre, located to the east of the village.

The Philadelphia Independent Chapel lies on the Llangynnor Road (old A48) and dates from 1809.[4]

Governance

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Nantycaws is included in the electoral ward of Llangunnor represented by one county councillor on Carmarthenshire County Council. At the most local level, it is represented by the community councillors of Llangunnor Community Council.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "The top 10 best Welsh place names and their real meanings". Nation.Cymru. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. ^ Morgan, Richard (2022), Place-Names of Carmarthenshire, Cardiff: Welsh Academic Press, p. 138, ISBN 978-1-86057-1572
  3. ^ Gregory, Rhys (10 September 2020). "'Transformed' Nantycaws Filling Station nears completion". Wales 247. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Philadelffia Welsh Independent Chapel (Philadelphia), Nantycaws (Philadelphia)". Welsh Religious Buildings Trust. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Cymuned - Community". Llangunnor Community Council. Retrieved 15 June 2023.