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See also List of places in Carmarthenshire for an alphabetical list of towns and villages. Ammanford; Burry Port; Carmarthen (county town) Kidwelly; Llandeilo; Llandovery; Llanelli (largest settlement) St. Clears; Whitland
This is a list of cities, towns, villages and hamlets on or near the Wales Coast Path, a long-distance walk which follows the coast of Wales from Chepstow to Chester.It is divided into sections corresponding to those used to market and promote the route.
The fort at Carmarthen dates from around 75 AD, and there is a Roman amphitheatre nearby, so this probably makes Carmarthen the oldest continually occupied town in Wales. [ 9 ] Carmarthenshire has its early roots in the region formerly known as Ystrad Tywi ('Vale of [the river] Tywi') and part of the Kingdom of Deheubarth during the High Middle ...
Map of places in Carmarthenshire compiled from this list See the list of places in Wales for places in other principal areas. This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the principal area of Carmarthenshire, Wales
This Area of Search was formed from the entirety of the previous AoS of Carmarthen & Dinefwr, as well as having a few sites from the previous AoSs of West Glamorgan, Preseli & South Pembrokeshire and Brecknock.
Near Llandeilo, at Pant-y-llyn, near the village of Carmel, Carmarthenshire is Great Britain's only known turlough (or ephemeral lake). There is a nature reserve at the site, the Carmel National Nature Reserve. [38] Llandeilo has been twinned with Le Conquet in Brittany since 1980. [39] The town hosts a literary festival every spring.
The etymology of the River Burry, from which Burry Port takes its English name, is uncertain. It may derive from Old English byrig "fort" (cf. the ending -bury found in many English place names), referring to the small fort at North Hill Tor, or as it does elsewhere on the south Wales coast, to sand dunes, especially those associated with rabbit warrens (cf. the English word burrow).
Bancyfelin is a village, 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Carmarthen, Wales. The English translation of the Welsh name is Hillside of the Mill. There is no remnant of the mill today. The village is known for producing international sporting stars despite having a population of only 300 or so people.