Hendy

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Hendy Welsh: Yr Hendy
Hendy Location within Carmarthenshire
Population	3,226 (ward 2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SN579035
Community	Llanedi
Principal area	Carmarthenshire
Ceremonial county	Dyfed
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PONTARDDULAIS
Postcode district	SA4
Dialling code	01792
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Llanelli
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Llanelli
List of places UK Wales Carmarthenshire 51°42′47″N 4°03′25″W / 51.713°N 4.057°W / 51.713; -4.057Coordinates: 51°42′47″N 4°03′25″W / 51.713°N 4.057°W / 51.713; -4.057

Yr Hendy (Welsh: Yr Hendy) is a village in the community of Llanedi, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is situated at the Carmarthenshire and the City and County of Swansea border. It lies on the Afon Gwili just across the River Loughor from Pontarddulais. Together with Y Fforest to the north, it forms part of a continuous built up area centred on Pontarddulais. Most of the village sits between the M4 Motorway junction 48 and the A48 road ( Heol Y Fforest) north of the motorway.

Origin of name[]

Yr Hendy, originally a farm name meaning the old house, cognate with hendre, the main home.

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