 The community includes the villages of Ffos-y-ffin, Llwyncelyn and Derwen-gam

By the twelfth century, Henfynyw church was dedicated to St. David, and early Christian lore had it that Henfynyw was the place where St David had spent some of his early years.For instance, the 'Holy Bard of Brecon' (Gwynfardd Brycheiniog, flourished 1176 AD) drew on this lore, when he included Henfynyw church in a poem.His "Ode to St David" listed the places in Wales that were then closely associated with St. David...