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{{Short description|Village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales}}
{{About|the village in Carmarthenshire|the ruined house in Cardiganshire|Bronwydd Castle}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                     = Wales
| official_name               = Bronwydd
| constituency_welsh_assembly = [[Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (Senedd constituency)|Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire]]
| static_image                = Rural Scene at Bronwydd - geograph.org.uk - 792843.jpg
| static_image_width          = 260px
| static_image_caption        =
| coordinates                 = {{coord|51.896389|-4.305|display=inline,title}}
| community_wales             = Bronwydd
| unitary_wales               = [[Carmarthenshire]]
| lieutenancy_wales           = [[Dyfed]]
| constituency_westminster    = [[Caerfyrddin (UK Parliament constituency)|Caerfyrddin]]
| post_town                   = Carmarthen
| postcode_district           = SA33
| postcode_area               = SA
| dial_code                   =
| os_grid_reference           =
| module= [[File:Wales Carmarthenshire Community Bronwydd map.svg|240px]]<br />Map of the community
}}
'''Bronwydd''' is a village and [[community (Wales)|community]] in the county of [[Carmarthenshire]], Wales, situated about three miles north of [[Carmarthen]] in the valley of the [[River Gwili]]. Bronwydd community comprises the village of Bronwydd Arms, a couple of nearby [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]]s and a number of working [[farm]]s in the surrounding area. In [[United Kingdom Census 2011|Census 2011]], it had a population of 564.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=W04000493|title=Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics}}</ref>
[[Bronwydd Arms railway station]] is a halt on the [[Gwili Railway]].<ref>[http://www.gwili-railway.co.uk/visitorinformati.html Visitor Information<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516042301/http://www.gwili-railway.co.uk/visitorinformati.html |date=May 16, 2008 }}</ref> [[Cwmgwili]] mansion, home to a prominent local family, the Philipps, has 17th century features and is a grade II* listed building.<ref>The Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press 2008</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-9387-cwmgwili-bronwydd|title= Cwmgwili, Bronwydd|publisher= British Listed Buildings|access-date = 20 December 2013}}</ref>
Bronwydd Arms was one of six [[Broadband Internet access|broadband]] "not-spots" in [[Wales]] - communities without high-speed internet access. In December 2008, the [[Welsh Assembly Government]] and [[BT Group|BT]] confirmed that coverage in these areas would be upgraded in April 2009.<ref>{{cite news |title=Broadband for 'not-spot' villages |date=2008-12-18 |work=[[BBC News]]|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/7790029.stm |access-date=2008-12-18}}</ref>
The community is bordered by the communities of: [[Llanpumsaint]]; [[Llanllawddog]]; [[Abergwili]]; [[Carmarthen]]; [[Newchurch and Merthyr]]; and [[Cynwyl Elfed]], all being in Carmarthenshire.
==History==
The village name is taken from the Bronwydd Arms Inn, which served until 1978 on the main road junction into the village. The public house and adjoining shop were demolished in March 1981. A slate engraving marking the site now stands on the A484 [[Cardigan, Ceredigion|Cardigan]] road, opposite the B4301 that runs into the village.
The current village pub, the Hollybrook, was opened on Easter Monday 1980 by locals Glyn and Maureen Evans. The name Hollybrook is an Anglicised version of Nantcelynen, the name of the [[smallholding]] where the pub sits. The site is known to have housed a pub in 1851 by the name of 'Clothiers Arms' but by 1871 it was no longer open.
A detailed history on Bronwydd Arms and surrounding areas was published in 2002 by Carmarthenshire County Council and written by local historian and resident Arwyn Thomas with the title 'Hanes Ardal Bronwydd - A History of the Area' <ref>{{cite book|last=Thomas|first=Arwyn|title=Hanes Ardal Bronwydd A History of the Area|year=2002|publisher=Carmarthenshire County Council|isbn=0-906821-61-4|pages=287}}</ref>
==Notes==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927190908/http://194.130.49.212/index_CIS_1.cfm?cisref=40&Siteref=1&CFID=40800&CFTOKEN=a6e25f74bdc3b328-A01C9FC7-BDBA-DF5B-6873E6F77E2F128C&jsessionid=8030397431166622367687 Bronwydd Community]
*[http://www.gwili-railway.co.uk/ The Gwili Railway home page]
*[https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2749344 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Bronwydd and surrounding area]
*[https://archive.today/20130131120818/http://bronwydd.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp Bronwydd Cricket Club]
*[http://www.hollybrookcountryinn.co.uk/ Hollybrook Country Inn & B&B]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111211061727/http://www.wwc.co.uk/index.php White Water Consultancy]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111202031034/http://www.timbermanltd.com/ Timberman Ltd]
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