Llanboidy
village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
Llanboidy is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, West Wales. The community includes the village of Llanglydwen.
Location
According to the 2001 United Kingdom Census, the community had a population of 988 rising to 1,061 at the 2011 Census.
It is located near the border with Pembrokeshire close to the Landsker Line. The village itself is on the Welsh speaking side.
The community is bordered by the communities of: Llanwinio; Llangynin; St Clears; Eglwyscummin; Whitland; Henllanfallteg; and Cilymaenllwyd, all being in Carmarthenshire; and by Crymych in Pembrokeshire.
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches beyond the boundaries of Llanboidy. The population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 2,087.
History and amenities
Llanboidy is a scenic village in West Carmarthenshire, Wales.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Llanboidy” as village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6661117. Authority coordinates are 51.879, -4.593. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2001 and 2011.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Llanboidy”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Llanboidy primary sources, Llanboidy archive and Llanboidy research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Llanboidy”?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Llanboidy” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.