Afon Tywi

Afon Tywi is a watercourse in Carmarthenshire, South Wales, Wales. Afon Tywi is situated nearby to the locality Saint Ishmael Town, as well as near the hamlet Llansaint.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Llansteffan Castle and Church of St Ishmael.

Llansteffan Castle

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Llansteffan Castle is a privately owned castle in Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire, Wales, overlooking the River Towy estuary in Carmarthen Bay.

Church of St Ishmael

Church

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St Ystyffan’s Church

Church

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The Church of St Ystyffan is a grade-II*-listed church in Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire, Wales.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ferryside and Llansteffan.

Ferryside is a village in the community of St Ishmael, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is 8.5 miles south of Carmarthen near the mouth of the River Tywi. Originally a ferry crossing, then becoming a fishing village, it has developed as a holiday and retirement area.

Llansteffan

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llansteffan is a village and community situated on the south coast of Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Tywi, 7 miles south of Carmarthen.

Llansaint

Hamlet

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Llansaint is a village of farmsteads and cottages in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It includes a cluster of 19th century stone-built houses around the church, and is surrounded by farmsteads and modern residential development. Llansaint is situated 2 miles east of Afon Tywi.

Afon Tywi

Type: Watercourse
Also known as: “River Towy”
Category: body of water
Location: Carmarthenshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.75389° or 51° 45′ 14″ north

Longitude

-4.38806° or 4° 23′ 17″ west

Open location code

9C3QQJ36+HQ

GeoNames ID

2635253

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