Llannewydd
51°53′53″N 4°20′24″W / 51.898°N 4.340°W Llannewydd or Newchurch is a parish in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is 3 miles (5 km) north of Carmarthen on the banks of the Gwili. The church was rebuilt in 1829.[1] It is in the community of Newchurch and Merthyr.
Notable people
[edit]Bridget Vaughan (1698–1779), philanthropist and the chief supporter of Griffith Jones and his system of circulating schools.[2] She was also known as Madam Bevan.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Llannewydd at Genuki accessed 15 December 2007
- ^ "Griffith Jones and the Circulating Schools". 19 July 2010.
- ^ Bridget Bevan Oxford Biography Index entry. Accessed 14 December 2007
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