Whitland Abbey
Whitland Abbey was a country house and Cistercian abbey in the parish of Llangan, in what was the hundred of Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The town which grew up nearby is now named Whitland after it.Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
- Type: Ruin
- Description: Welsh monastery
- Also known as: “Remains of Whitland Abbey including garden walls to S”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Whitland railway station and Town Hall.
Whitland railway station
Railway station
Photo: PiffPuffPickle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whitland railway station serves the town of Whitland in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is located on the West Wales Line from Swansea. To the west of the station, a branch line diverges towards Pembroke; the main line continues to Milford Haven and Fishguard Harbour. Whitland railway station is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Whitland Abbey.
Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitland Town Hall is a municipal building located on King Edward Street in Whitland in Carmarthenshire in Wales. The structure is currently used as the offices and meeting place of Whitland Town Council. Town Hall is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Whitland Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Henllan Amgoed and Llangynin.
Henllan Amgoed
Hamlet
Photo: Alan Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Henllan Amgoed is a small village near Whitland, Carmarthenshire and forms part of the community of Henllanfallteg. The village is home to a chapel and a graveyard. Henllan Amgoed is situated 2 miles northwest of Whitland Abbey.
Llangynin
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llangynin is a village and community located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The population of the community taken at the 2011 census was 284. St Cynin's church is a grade II* listed building which stands some 2 km south of the centre of the village. Llangynin is situated 2½ miles northeast of Whitland Abbey.
Llanboidy
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanboidy is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, West Wales. The community includes the village of Llanglydwen. Llanboidy is situated 3 miles north of Whitland Abbey.
Whitland Abbey
- Categories: abbey, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llanboidy, Carmarthenshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Whitland Abbey” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Whitland Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Whitland”
- French: “Abbaye de Whitland”
- German: “Whitland Abbey”
- Latin: “Alba Domus”
- Welsh: “Abaty Hendy-gwyn ar Daf”
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