Llangennech, Carmarthenshire

Description
Llangennech, a parish in Carmarthenshire, on the river Loughor, 4 1/2 miles NE by N of Llanelly. It has a station on the Llanelly, Llandilo, and Llandovery branch of the G.W.R., and a post, money order, and telegraph office (RS.O.) Acreage, 2383 ; population, 2115. Llangennech Park is the chief residence. There are tinplate works. The Loughor here is a sluggish and mud-banked stream. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of St David's; gross value, £203 with residence. The church is dedicated to St Gwynog, is ancient, and was restored in 1885. There are Baptist, Congregational, and Calvinistic Methodist chapels.