Llangunnor, Carmarthenshire

Description
Llangunnor, a parish in Carmarthenshire, on the river Towy, 1 mile E of Carmarthen. It contains the hamlets of Coedgain, Llandre, Velyndre, Penddailwyn, and Pencwm. Post town, Carmarthen. Acreage, 5820; population, 1036. Ty-gwyn, now a farmhouse, was the seat of the Scurlock family, a daughter of whom was the second wife of Sir R. Steele. Penbugw is the seat of Mr Lewis Morris the author of the "Epic of Hades." The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St David's; net value, £246 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of St David's. The church is dedicated to St Cynyr, stands among some fine old yew trees on a spot commanding a magnificent view of the valley of the Towy, is a small and primitive-looking edifice, and contains a monument to Steele.