Hendy Area

Hendy is a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated on the border between Carmarthenshire and Swansea. Hendy lies just across the River Loughor from the town of Pontarddulais and forms part of the continuous built up area centred around Pontarddulais. Most of the village sits between the M4 Motorway junction 48 and the A48 road (Fforest Road) north of the motorway. The name “Hendy” translates as Old House. From the Welsh ‘Hen’ (old) and ‘Ty’ (house),(‘Ty’ mutated to ‘Dy’)