Nantycaws

Nantycaws
Welsh: *Nant-y-caws*
Nantycaws Welsh: Nant-y-caws;
	Philadelphia Independent Chapel
	Nantycaws Location within Carmarthenshire
OS grid reference	SO005025
Community	Llangunnor;
Principal area	Carmarthenshire;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARMARTHEN
Dialling code	01267
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
	List of places UK Wales Carmarthenshire 51°50′34″N 4°15′02″W / 51.842872°N 4.250561°W

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

[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.

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