Rhandirmwyn

Village in Carmarthenshire, Wales

Human settlement in Wales

Rhandirmwyn

Location within Carmarthenshire

OS grid referenceSN7838843758Community

Llanfair-ar-y-bryn

Principal area

Carmarthenshire

Preserved county

Dyfed

CountryWalesSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLlandoveryPostcode districtSA20Dialling code01550Police Dyfed-Powys Fire Mid and West Wales Ambulance Welsh UK Parliament

Carmarthen East and Dinefwr

Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament

Carmarthen East and Dinefwr

List of places: UK; Wales; Carmarthenshire

52°04′42″N 3°46′29″W / 52.0784°N 3.7748°W / 52.0784; -3.7748

Rhandirmwyn (or Rhandir-mwyn) is a small village in the north east of Carmarthenshire, Wales. Located in the upper Towy valley, 3 km north of Cilycwm village, it extends on both sides of the river. It lies in the parish of Llanfair-ar-y-bryn.

The Nantymwyn Lead Mine, above the village, was in existence since Roman times, and closed in 1932.^[1] Tourism is now the main industry.

The village is also the location of Coleg Elidyr.

The Pwllpriddog Oak stands nearby.

Notable people

Morgan B. Williams (1831–1903), a coal industry executive and US politician; Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania from 1897 to 1899. He was born in Rhandir-Mwyn.