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<h2 id="st-cadogs-church">St Cadog's Church</h2> <p>The <a href="/facts/Church_in_Wales/tE5BJqu7">Church in Wales</a> parish church of <a href="/facts/Saint_Cadoc/NDUvqTzg">Saint Cadoc</a> (from whom the name of the village derives) is of medieval origin and was extensively restored in 1889. The tower is fourteenth century.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="governance">Governance</h2> <p>An <a href="/facts/Wards_and_electoral_divisions_of_the_United_Kingdom/7WUUaBQv">electoral ward</a> with the same name exists. This ward stretches beyond the confines of Llangadog community. The total ward population taken at the 2011 census was 1,929.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p><p>The community is bordered by the communities of: <a href="/facts/Myddfai/V8XQErnN">Myddfai</a>; <a href="/facts/Llanddeusant,_Carmarthenshire/c0x2wyIf">Llanddeusant</a>; <a href="/facts/Quarter_Bach/Qu9DwzN2">Quarter Bach</a>; <a href="/facts/Dyffryn_Cennen/teggjlQF">Dyffryn Cennen</a>; <a href="/facts/Manordeilo_and_Salem/sFbBN8nT">Manordeilo and Salem</a>; and <a href="/facts/Llansadwrn/ITBnBe8E">Llansadwrn</a>, all being in Carmarthenshire. </p> <h2 id="welsh-language">Welsh language</h2> <p>According to the <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom_Census_2011/0DyzduMs">2011 Census</a>, 58.1% of the community's residents aged three and above can speak Welsh, with 86.3% of 3-15 year olds being able to speak the language. </p><p>According to the latest <a href="/facts/Estyn/FuHN3eEA">Estyn</a> inspection report of the local primary school, <i>Ysgol Gynradd Llangadog</i>, 42% of statutory school ages pupils came from Welsh-speaking households.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.llangadog.com">Llangadog, Capel Gwynfe and Bethlehem community website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2749572">www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llangadog and surrounding area</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>The Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press 2008. <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>The Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press 2008. <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"200 jobs lost as creamery closes". BBC News. 6 April 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2009. <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/4413317.stm" target="_blank">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/4413317.stm</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Pet food manufacturer to open new production facility". Venture Wales. 13 September 2006. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2009. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070629222854/http://www.venturewales.com/home.php?page_id=5&article_id=19" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20070629222854/http://www.venturewales.com/home.php?page_id=5&article_id=19</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"St Cadog's Church, Llangadog". Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2017. <a href="http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/301823/details/st-cadogs-church-llangadog" target="_blank">http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/301823/details/st-cadogs-church-llangadog</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Ward population 2011". Retrieved 15 April 2015. <a href="http://www.ukcensusdata.com/llangadog-w05000490#sthash.4lcW19Lh.dpbs" target="_blank">http://www.ukcensusdata.com/llangadog-w05000490#sthash.4lcW19Lh.dpbs</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Llangadog C.P. School | Estyn". www.estyn.gov.wales. Retrieved 5 June 2023. <a href="https://www.estyn.gov.wales/provider/6692080" target="_blank">https://www.estyn.gov.wales/provider/6692080</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>