Llanelli
Llanelli is a large town in Carmarthenshire that sums up everything that South Wales was historically about: Rugby Union, religious nonconformity, proud preservation of the Welsh language, metal-bashing of steel for car production and tinplate for tin cans — and brownfield desolation when this industry declined.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Parc y Scarlets and Stebonheath Park.
Parc y Scarlets
Stadium
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parc y Scarlets is a rugby union stadium in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, that opened in November 2008 as the new home of the Scarlets and Llanelli RFC. The ground replaced Stradey Park, the home of Llanelli's rugby teams for almost 130 years.
Stebonheath Park
Stadium
Photo: David Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stebonheath Park is a multi-use stadium in Llanelli, West Wales with a capacity of 3,700. It is primarily used as a football ground and is the home of Llanelli Town A.F.C.
Llanelli railway station
Railway station
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanelli railway station is the railway station serving the town of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is located on the West Wales line and the Heart of Wales line 225 miles 20 chains from the zero point at London Paddington, measured via Stroud.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burry Port and Llwynhendy.
Burry Port
Photo: David Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burry Port is a town in Carmarthenshire in South Wales, 5 miles to the west of Llanelli. It is a harbour town and is famous for being the landing site of Amelia Earheart in her successful attempt at being the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
Llwynhendy
Suburb
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llwynhendy, is a village and ward near the town of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The ward, which includes the village, as well as Cefncaeau, parts of Cwmcarnhywel and parts of Bryn and Penceilogi, had a population of 4,276.
Llanelli
- Type: Locality
- Location: Carmarthenshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.6707° or 51° 40′ 15″ northLongitude
-4.1652° or 4° 9′ 55″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
9C3QMRCM+7WGeoNames ID
7294063
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