In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llanpumsaint like this:
LLANPUMPSAINT, a parish in the district and county of Carmarthen; on the Carmarthen and Cardigan railway, 6½ miles N of Carmarthen. It has a station on the railway; and its Post town is Carmarthen. Acres, 4,079. Real property, £2,464. Pop., 543. Houses, 120. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the vicarage of Llanllawddog, in the diocese of St. David's. The church is dedicated to five saints, and was recently in disrepair. The name Llanpumpsaint signifies ' ' a church of five saints. ''
Llanpumsaint through time
Llanpumsaint is now part of Carmarthenshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Carmarthenshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Llanpumsaint itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llanpumsaint in Carmarthenshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6597
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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