51°53′53″N 4°20′24″W / 51.898°N 4.340°W / 51.898; -4.340 Llannewydd or Newchurch is a parish in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is 3 miles (5 km) north of Carmarthen on the banks of the Gwili. The church was rebuilt in 1829.[1]

Notable people

Bridget Vaughan (1698–1779), philanthropist and the chief supporter of Griffith Jones and his system of circulating schools.[2] She was also known as Madam Bevan.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Llannewydd at Genuki accessed 15 December 2007
  2. ↑ "Griffith Jones and the Circulating Schools". 19 July 2010.
  3. ↑ Bridget Bevan Oxford Biography Index entry. Accessed 14 December 2007


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