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Website. www .carmarthenshire .gov .wales. Carmarthenshire ( / kərˈmɑːrðənʃər, - ʃɪər /; [2] Welsh: Sir Gaerfyrddin [siːr gɑːɨrˈvərðɪn] or informally Sir Gâr) is a county in the south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre.
- 925 sq mi (2,395 km²)
- 1 April 1996
Carmarthen (/ k ɑːr ˈ m ɑːr ð ən /, RP: / k ə ˈ m ɑː ð ən /; Welsh: Caerfyrddin [kairˈvərðɪn], "Merlin's fort" or "Sea-town fort") is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community in Wales, lying on the River Towy 8 miles (13 km) north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay.
- CARMARTHEN
- 14,185 (2011 Census)
Carmarthenshire, county of southwestern Wales, extending inland from the Bristol Channel. The present county is coterminous with the historic county of the same name. It rises from sea level along the Bristol Channel to an elevation of more than 2,000 feet (600 metres) at Black Mountain in the east. Carmarthen is the administrative centre and ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Nov 23, 2021 · Carmarthenshire – or Sir Gâr – known as the Garden of Wales, is one of the 13 historic counties. Still largely agricultural, it’s criss-crossed by quiet back roads and is where the M4 runs out.
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Carmarthenshire. 51°53′06″N3°59′31″W51.885°N 3.992°W. Llandeilo ( Welsh pronunciation: [ɬanˈdeilɔ] ⓘ) is a town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated at the crossing of the River Towy by the A483 on a 19th-century stone bridge. Its population was 1,795 at the 2011 Census.
- 1,795 (2011)
- Wales
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- Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Carmarthen ( Welsh: Caerfyrddin) is a community and town in Carmarthenshire in South West Wales. In 2019, it was found that 16,285 people live there. It is Carmarthenshire 's county town, but the largest town in Llanelli . The town's name in Welsh means Merlin's fort or Sea-town fort . It is said to be Wales ' oldest town after Old Carmarthen ...
Carmarthenshire ( / kərˈmɑːrðənʃər, - ʃɪər /; [1] Welsh: Sir Gaerfyrddin; [siːr gɑːɨrˈvərðɪn] or informally Sir Gâr) is a unitary authority in southwest Wales, and one of the historic counties of Wales. The largest town in Carmarthenshire is Carmarthen, a market town with a population of 14,000. The area has many farms, and ...
