Kings Wood

Kings Wood is a hamlet in Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Kings Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Mynyddygarreg, as well as near Llangadog.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Smarts Quarry and Kidwelly railway station.

Smarts Quarry

Nature reserve

Smarts Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated in 1987 for its geological features.

Kidwelly railway station

Railway station

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Kidwelly railway station serves the town of Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The station is situated on the coast just southwest of Kidwelly itself. It is 234 miles 32 chains from the zero point at London Paddington, measured via Stroud. Kidwelly railway station is situated 2 miles southwest of Kings Wood.

St Mary’s Church

Church

Photo: Mike Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of Saint Mary is a Grade I Listed Building in the town of Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The church was listed in December 1963. Founded c. St Mary’s Church is situated 1½ miles south of Kings Wood.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llandyfaelog and Llansaint.

Llandyfaelog

Village

Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llandyfaelog is a community located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. According to the 2001 census the community has a population of 1,272, of which 71.88 percent are Welsh speaking. Llandyfaelog is situated 1½ miles north of Kings Wood.

Llansaint

Hamlet

Photo: RexRowan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 west of Kings Wood.

Pontyates

Village

Photo: Gareth Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pontyates is a village straddling two communities, situated in the Gwendraeth Valley half way between Carmarthen and Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, West Wales. Pontyates is situated 3 miles east of Kings Wood.

Kings Wood

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.75808° or 51° 45′ 29″ north

Longitude

-4.29229° or 4° 17′ 32″ west

Elevation

98 feet (30 metres)

Open location code

9C3QQP55+63

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12529846690

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

13282182

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