Editing Llanfynydd (section)

==Heritage==
The Church in Wales parish church is a Grade II* listed building dedicated to [[Saint Egwad|St Egwad]], a 7th-century bishop in Wales. The tower, probably the earliest part, dates from about 1400. The north aisle was added in the 16th century. The building was restored in 1861, when further windows were added.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stuff |first=Good |title=Church of St Egwad, Llanfynydd, Carmarthenshire |url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300010927-church-of-st-egwad-llanfynydd |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=britishlistedbuildings.co.uk}}</ref> The only indication of a previous church further up the valley is in the name of a farm: Bryn-Yr-Eglwys ("Hill of the Church").

In 1844 Llanfynydd was a parish of 11,000 acres and 1,358 inhabitants in Cathinog Hundred. By 1929 the population was down to 581.<ref name=GENUKI>{{Cite web |title=GENUKI |url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/CMN/Llanfynydd/ |access-date=4 December 2014}}</ref>

===Worship===
Parish registers exist from 1692. The parish also has several chapels.<ref name=GENUKI/>

===Education===
D. Jones, a local clergyman, established a day school in Llanfynydd in 1738, for 20 children.<ref name=GENUKI/>

The number of pupils at the school had fallen to 11 by September 2013, with a deficit of £50,000, and Carmarthenshire County Council warned that the school would close if numbers fell below 10.<ref>{{Cite news |publisher=Carmarthen Journal |date=11 September 2013 |title=Llanfynydd Primary School could close if just two pupils leave |url=http://www.carmarthenjournal.co.uk/Llanfynydd-Primary-School-close-just-pupils-leave/story-19778948-detail/story.html |access-date=4 December 2014}}</ref>

However, in December 2014 the BBC reported that though the school had no pupils, it could not be closed until the county council had held a consultation and a vote on the issue.<ref>{{Cite news |publisher=BBC |date=3 December 2014 |title=Primary with no pupils kept open in Carmarthenshire by 'red tape' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-30316593 |access-date=3 December 2014}}</ref>