Llanddewi Velfrey Community Council

From June 2025 Pembrokeshire County Council have expanded their kerbside collections - you can now put ot small electrical items as well. See https://newsroom.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/news/small-electrical-items-now-accepted-in-kerbside-recycling-collections  for more details

Llanddewi Velfrey is a small village situated 3 ½ miles NE of Narberth which  is currently bisected by the A40 trunk road. The current A40 bypass project is planned for completion in 2025, and then the main A40 road will run north of the village, and the current route be used primarily for primarily local traffic i.e. access to Llanddewi Velfrey itself and on to Henllanfallteg. 

The 2017 Electoral Register shows 295 on the electoral role and 150 homes, and the village has historically had a mix of agricultural holdings and residential development from the late 1800’s to the present day. The centre of the village, now close to the A40, was originally known as Commercial, after the pub of that name. The oldest part of the village and the settlement originally known as Llanddewi Velfrey is located about ½ mile to the south looking towards Lampeter Velfrey. The whole area has a rich history and is criss-crossed by a network of footpaths through the surrounding countryside that also connect to neighbouring settlements.

The name goes back to pre-Norman times. The ‘Llan’ or church is dedicated to St David or Dewi Sant, patron saint of Wales. ‘Velfrey’ derives from Efelffre, a pre-Norman territorial unit which also covered neighbouring Lampeter Velfrey and Crinow.

The village has its own post office, shop and filling station just off the new A40 bypass. As well as the Church, there are two chapels, Ffynnon on the western outskirts of the village and Bethel to the east. The spacious village hall is in the centre of the village on the road going north to Llanfallteg. It is used for functions, social events, group meetings that include line dancing, ballroom dancing, aikido, short mat bowls, WI, and Welcome Friends. 

Details of the Village Hall can be found on the website http://llanddewivelfreyhall.org.uk/  and the latest news is also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LlanddewiVelfreyVillageHall/?locale=en_GB  . There is a periodic newsletterwhich gives contact details for the Community Council, Village Hall, Church, Chapels as well as details of events and other local organisations and news.

Pembrokeshire mobile library service is available in the Hall car park every fourth Friday afternoon between 3.45pm and 4.15pm..