LLANWINIO (LLAN-WYNO), a parish, comprising the Eastern and Western divisions, in the lower division of the hundred of
DERLLYS, union of CARMARTHEN and county of CARMARTHEN, SOUTH WALES, 13 miles (W. N. W.) from Carmarthen; containing 1035
inhabitants, of which number 422 are in the Eastern, and 613 in the Western, division. This parish, which derives its name
from the dedication of its church, is situated near the western extremity of the county, on the border of Pembrokeshire,
and comprises a large tract of land, the greater portion inclosed and cultivated; it is watered by the small river culled
Avon Gynin. The surrounding country is finely diversified, and the distant views comprehend some fine combinations of
mountain scenery and richly luxuriant pasture lands in the vicinity; the soil is fertile, and the inhabitants are chiefly
employed in agriculture and in the feeding of numerous locks of sheep. The village is pleasantly situated: an annual fair
for sheep is held on the 12th of November. The living is a perpeteal curacy, endowed with £400 royal bounty, and £1600
parliamentary grant, and in the patronage of Mr. Howel, to whom the impropriation belongs; net income £83. The church,
dedicated to St. Gwyno, stands near the right bank of the Avon Gynin river; and there are places of worship for Baptists
and Calvinistic Methodists, and for another congregation assuming no other denomination than that of Dissenters. From 70
to 100 children, varying according to the season of the year, are instructed in two day schools at the expense of their
parents; and there are three Sunday schools, in which about 250 males and females are taught gratuitously: all the schools
appertain to dissenters.