Hendy

Hendy (Welsh: Yr Hendy) is a village in the community of Llanedi, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is situated at the Carmarthenshire and the City and County of Swansea border. It lies on the Afon Gwili just across the River Loughor from Pontarddulais. Together with Fforest to the north, it forms part of a continuous built-up area centred on Pontarddulais. Most of the village sits between the M4 Motorway junction 48 and the A48 road (Fforest Road) north of the motorway.

For the station with the same name on the Talyllyn Railway, see List of stations and halts on the Talyllyn Railway. For the surname, see Hendy (surname).

Hendy
Hendy is located in Carmarthenshire
Hendy
Hendy
Location within Carmarthenshire
Population3,226 (ward 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSN579035
Community
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSWANSEA
Postcode districtSA4
Dialling code01792
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament

Origin of name

Yr Hendy, originally a farm name meaning the old house, cognate with hendre, the main home.

Notable people
  • John Jenkins (1872–1936), a Welsh poet and theologian; bardic name of Gwili
  • Dai Hiddlestone (1890–1973), a Welsh international rugby union player who played for Neath RFC
  • Bryn Howells (1911–1983), a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer
  • Terry Price (1945–1993), an international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer
  • Geraint the Snakeman (born ca.1975), a TV personality who works with reptiles, real name Geraint Wyn Hopkins

References
  1. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 14 April 2015.


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