[1][4] A Visitation of the Archdeaconry of Carmarthen in 1710 found that of about 120 families in the parish, 40 attended church at Easter, 20 at Whitsuntide and 20 at Christmas and noted "the Minister suffers in his reputation for being addicted to drinking and swearing" and "the roof of the north side of the Chancell lies open to the wind & weather.

[1] Boys from Creek Road LCC School, Greenwich, London, were evacuated to Llandissilio during World War 2 (pictured).

[8] Llandissilio is situated on the Landsker Borderlands Trail, a circular waymarked long-distance footpath running through Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire.

[1] Near the south of the village is the source of the River Conyn which then flows south-west to meet the Eastern Cleddau.

The church was Grade II listed in 1971 under the auspices of Cadw; it has mediaeval origins, and has been restored since.

[14] The village has a post office, two pubs (The Angel and The Bush), hotel, holiday park and retail premises.