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{{Short description|Village in Carmarthenshire, Wales}}
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'''Cwmfelin Mynach''' is a village in [[Carmarthenshire]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170411054424/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/carmarthenshire "Carmarthenshire"], ''British & World English Dictionary'', Oxford Dictionaries Online</ref> Wales. It has a population of only 64 residents. ''Cwmfelin Mynach'' means Valley (''cwm'') of the Monks' (''Mynach'') Mill (''Felin''). It was founded in the 6th century by the [[Cistercian monks]], or Whitefriars, who had a monastery in nearby [[Whitland]].
The river Gronw which starts at [[Blaenwaun]] (one of the highest inhabited villages in the [[West Wales]] peninsula) runs through Cwmfelin Mynach. In the medieval period the river was used to drive a corn mill. The river was also used for [[Baptism]]s.
==Facilities==
The village has no [[public house]] or [[post office]]. A [[Welsh language|Welsh]]-speaking chapel has regular services in the village,  Llanwinio community Council have held meetings in the Chapel flat.
Some of the cottages in the village date back to the 19th century. They are built with the same form of [[slate]] that is reminiscent of the underlying geology, a blue '[[Llandovery]] slate. The stone for cottage building came from three, now dis-used, quarries in the village.
The village has had underground [[Optical fibre|fibre-optic cables]] laid. There is no [[Natural gas|mains gas]] in the village or [[sewage treatment]]; every home uses [[septic tank]]s.{{update after|2018|2}} The water is pumped to the village from the [[reservoir]] underneath the [[Preseli Mountains]].
==Flora and fauna==
Local fauna include [[red kite]]s, [[Common buzzard|buzzard]]s, [[tawny owl]]s and [[Eurasian sparrowhawk|sparrowhawk]]s. [[Common wood pigeon|Wood pigeon]]s, [[rock dove]]s, [[grey heron|heron]]s and [[jackdaw]]s are common. [[Grey wagtail]] can be seen fishing by the river.
The caraway is the county flower of Carmarthenshire and is similar in appearance to the [[Cardamine pratensis|lady's smock, or cuckoo flower]]. The dominant trees are [[beech]] and [[ash tree|ash]], and [[Sycamore maple|sycamore]] and [[oak]]s to a lesser degree.
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