Capel Dewi, Carmarthenshire

Capel Dewi
Welsh: *Capel Dewi*
Capel Dewi Welsh: Capel Dewi;
	Capel Dewi Location within Carmarthenshire
OS grid reference	SN475202
Community	Llanarthney;
Principal area	Carmarthenshire;
Ceremonial county	Dyfed;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARMARTHEN
Postcode district	SA32
Dialling code	01267
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr;

Capel Dewi is a small village in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The village is built on raised ground to the south of the River Towy, and to the east of the area's principal settlement Carmarthen. Originally a farming community, Capel Dewi has grown into a commuter village, serving Carmarthen and the surrounding area.[1] Today it is part of the community of Llanarthney.[2]

Capel Dewi is a village made up of several buildings, one of the oldest being the chapel. Originally known as Capel Heol Dwr it was built in the early nineteenth century by a wealthy Wesleyan man. In 1834 it was bought by a member of the Water Street Methodist Chapel in Carmarthen, and since then the building has been known as Capel Heol Dwr (Water Street Chapel). The property is registered by Cadw, though after closing in 2001 it has now been converted into a home. The only school built in the village was closed in 1963

Notes

"Capel Dewi Old School, Capel Dewi". carmarthenshirehalls.org.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Menna, Baines; Lynch, Peredur I., eds. (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 470. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.

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[1] "Capel Dewi Old School, Capel Dewi". carmarthenshirehalls.org.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

[2] Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Menna, Baines; Lynch, Peredur I., eds. (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 470. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.