Talk:Llanvapley

I hate to be offensive, but isn’t it sad that people have nothing better to do than harass owners of an ex-pub? Over half of Africa is starving, and the tsunami has washed away the whole lives of thousands of people and all these selfish little humans can think about is poisoning their body? I think it is disgusting, and I sympathise with the owners of the pub because if this is what some of their supposed “customers” are like when they are sober, I’d hate to think what they are like when they are drunk!!

20:24, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC) Kestrel Ashflame

YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED!!!

Thanks for the thoughts. However the truth isn't quite like you imagine it. At the public enquiry all the arguments were heard and the views of the people in the pub were rejected. Enough said!

Kestrel Ashflame

I feel for everyone, but would still like to be able to get a few pints in Llanvapley. Maybe one day but no rush I suppose.

St Mabli

Is it just a coincidence, or is the dedication of the church (St Mabli) relevant to the name of the village ? Surely this is worth considering when discussing the name of the village and its variations through history. There are tens of thousands of placenames in Wales which take the form LLan<saint's name>, meaning the ecclesiastical enclosure (llan) of <saint's name>. The nearby villages of Llanarth and Llanteilo are examples. It seems too obvious to be overlooked that 'Vapley' might be a corruption of 'Mabli', or they might both be variants derived from another similar name. g4oep — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.37.54.83 (talk) 17:08, 8 May 2016 (UTC)