Bancyfelin is a village, 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Carmarthen, Wales. The English translation of the Welsh name is Hill of the Mill. There is no remnant of the mill today.

The Fox and Hounds pub in 2008
Bancyfelin Location within Carmarthenshire
OS grid reference	SN323180
Community	St Clears
Principal area	Carmarthenshire
Ceremonial county	Dyfed
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Carmarthen
Postcode district	SA33
Dialling code	01267
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Website	Village website
List of places UK Wales Carmarthenshire 51.8345°N 4.4354°W / 51.8345; -4.4354

Up until the 1980s when the A40 dual carriageway bypass opened, the village was plagued by traffic jams in the summer months due to holidaymakers driving to the West Wales coast. The village is located mainly on the old A40 with the exception of the Council Estate built on a nearby hill. The village has gradually expanded with the building of houses on the outskirts.

There is a small primary school, a post office, a pub, a chapel, a garage and Hafod Bakery, a family run bakery which has been baking bread for 60 years.

Werndale Hospital, run by BMI Healthcare, is located at the western end of the village.

People from Bancyfelin

• James 'Cubby' Davies – rugby player
• Charles Lynn Davies – rugby player
• James Ira Thomas Jones – pilot, buried in Sarnau Chapel[1]
• Mike Phillips – rugby player
• Jonathan Davies – rugby player
• Byron Rogers – journalist and author
• Delme Thomas – rugby player
• Gerald Williams – tennis commentator and journalist[2]

References

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