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Penclawdd

Penclawdd is a village in the north of the in the county of , Wales. Historically, it was part of . Penclawdd is most famous for its local cockle industry which goes back for many years to Roman times.
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Photo: Eagle Owl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Loughor Castle and WWT Llanelli Wetlands Centre.

Ruins
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a ruined, medieval fortification located in the town of , . The castle was built around 1106 by the Anglo-Norman lord Henry de Beaumont, during the Norman invasion of Wales. is situated 2 miles northeast of Penclawdd.

Nature reserve
Photo: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre at , , Wales is one of ten wetland in the UK managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, a nature conservation charity. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Penclawdd.

Railway station
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the village of near , , . Bynea station is situated close to the Millennium Coastal Park and is a convenient stop for cyclists and hikers to the coastal area. is situated 2 miles north of Penclawdd.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bynea and Three Crosses.

Suburb
is a village close to the in , . It also forms an electoral ward for the purposes of elections to Carmarthenshire County Council, and is situated in Berwig Hamlet. is situated 2 miles north of Penclawdd.

Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Penclawdd.

Hamlet
is a village in the south of . It is located approximately 8.5 miles from , and is within the Community of . The village is situated in the north of the , overlooking the Loughor Estuary and consists of lower and upper . is situated 2 miles southwest of Penclawdd.

Penclawdd

Latitude
51.64223° or 51° 38′ 32″ north
Longitude
-4.10489° or 4° 6′ 18″ west
Population
1,940
Elevation
98 feet (30 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB PDD
Open location code
9C3QJVRW+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 242157261
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2640485
Wiki­data ID
Q3381195
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Penclawdd” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Penclawdd”
  • Breton: “Penclawdd”
  • Dutch: “Penclawdd”
  • French: “Penclawdd”
  • Galician: “Penclawdd”
  • German: “Penclawdd”
  • Irish: “Penclawdd”
  • Japanese: “ペンクラウズ村”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Penclawdd”
  • Norwegian: “Penclawdd”
  • Portuguese: “Penclawdd”
  • Russian: “Пенклауд”
  • Scots: “Penclawdd”
  • Spanish: “Penclawdd”
  • Swedish: “Pen-clawdd”
  • Welsh: “Pen-clawdd”
  • Welsh: “Penclawdd”

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Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Penclawdd”. Photo: Eagle Owl, CC BY-SA 3.0.