Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire is a county in south west Wales. It is bounded to the north west by Ceredigion, the west by Pembrokeshire, the east by Glamorgan and to the north east by Powys…Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Carmarthen and Llanelli.
Carmarthen
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Carmarthen is the county town of Carmarthenshire in South Wales, UK. Although the town lacks an abundance of tourist attractions, if your journey takes you past then consider taking a break here.
Llanelli
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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.
Ammanford
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Ammanford is a town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. At the 2021 census the community had a population of 5,445, and the wider built-up area had a population of 8,285.
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Llandovery
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Llandovery is an historic market town in Carmarthenshire, on the edge of the Black Mountain, and on the border between Mid Wales and South Wales.
Kidwelly
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Kidwelly is a small town in Carmarthenshire, South Wales in the United Kingdom. It has a population of 3500 people, and its major attraction is a well-kept 12th-century castle.
Newcastle Emlyn
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Newcastle Emlyn is a market town located in both Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, straddled across the River Teifi, located halfway between the towns of Carmarthen and Cardigan.
Llandeilo
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Llandeilo is a town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated where the River Towy is crossed by the A483 on a 19th-century stone bridge. At the 2021 census the community had a population of 1,784.
Pendine
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Pendine is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Situated on the northern shore of Carmarthen Bay and bordered by the communities of Eglwyscummin and Llanddowror, the population at the 2011 census was 346.
Burry Port
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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.
St Clears
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St Clears is a town on the River Taf and a community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. At the 2011 census, the population was 2,995. The community includes the small settlements of Bancyfelin, Backe and Pwlltrap.
Llansteffan
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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.
Laugharne
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Laugharne is a town in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Tâf. It is known for having been the home of Dylan Thomas from 1949 until his death in 1953, and is thought to have been an inspiration for the fictional town of Llareggub in Under Milk Wood.
Ferryside
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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.
Brechfa Forest
Brechfa Forest is a rural area in Carmarthenshire, South Wales. It is a vast 6,500-hectare woodland, known for walking trails, mountain biking, and wildlife.Carmarthenshire
- Type: principal area with 191,000 residents
- Description: principal area in south-west Wales
- Also known as: “Caerfyrddin”, “Carmarthen”, “Carmarthenshire County”, “Carms”, “County of Carmarthenshire”, “Sir Gaerfyrddin”, “Sir Gar”, and “Sir Gâr”
- Neighbors: Ceredigion, Glamorgan, Pembrokeshire, and Powys
- Location: South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Welsh—“Carmarthenshire” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Կարմարթենշիր”
- Azerbaijani: “Karmartenşir”
- Basque: “Carmarthenshire”
- Basque: “Sir Gaerfyrddin”
- Belarusian: “Кармартэншыр”
- Bengali: “কার্মাদেনশায়ার”
- Breton: “Carmarthenshire”
- Breton: “Kontelezh Caerfyrddin”
- Breton: “Sir Gaerfyrddin”
- Bulgarian: “Кармартъншър”
- Catalan: “Carmarthenshire”
- Catalan: “Sir Gaerfyrddin”
- Cebuano: “Carmarthenshire”
- Chinese: “Carmarthenshire”
- Chinese: “卡馬森郡”
- Chinese: “卡马森郡”
- Cornish: “Konteth Karvyrdhin”
- Czech: “Carmarthenshire”
- Danish: “Carmarthenshire”
- Dutch: “Carmarthenshire”
- Estonian: “Carmarthenshire”
- Finnish: “Carmarthenshire”
- French: “Carmarthenshire”
- French: “Sir Gaerfyrddin”
- Galician: “Sir Gaerfyrddin”
- German: “Carmarthenshire”
- German: “GB-CMN”
- German: “Sir Gaerfyrddin”
- Gujarati: “કાર્માથેનશાયર”
- Hebrew: “קרמרת’נשייר”
- Hebrew: “קרמרתנשייר”
- Hindi: “कार्मार्थनशायर”
- Hungarian: “Carmarthenshire”
- Ido: “Carmarthenshire”
- Indonesian: “Carmarthenshire”
- Irish: “Sir Gaerfyrddin”
- Italian: “Carmarthenshire”
- Japanese: “カーマーゼンシャー”
- Japanese: “サー・ガーフィディン”
- Kannada: “ಕಾರ್ಮರ್ಥನ್ಶೈರ್”
- Korean: “카마던셔 주”
- Korean: “카마던셔”
- Kurdish: “Carmarthenshire”
- Ladin: “Carmarthenshire”
- Latin: “Maridunensis comitatus”
- Latvian: “Karmārtenšīra”
- Lithuanian: “Karmartenšyras”
- Manx: “Sir Gaerfyrddin”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Carmarthenshire”
- Northern Frisian: “Carmarthenshire”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Carmarthenshire”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Carmarthenshire”
- Norwegian: “Carmarthenshire”
- Persian: “کارمارتنشر”
- Polish: “Carmarthenshire”
- Portuguese: “Carmarthenshire”
- Romanian: “Carmarthenshire”
- Russian: “Кармартеншир”
- Scots: “Carmarthenshire”
- Scots: “Sir Gaerfyrddin”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Sir Gaerfyrddin”
- Slovenian: “Carmarthenshire”
- Spanish: “Carmarthenshire”
- Swedish: “Carmarthenshire”
- Swedish: “Sir Gaerfyrddin”
- Tamil: “கார்மர்தேன்ஷிர்”
- Telugu: “కార్మెర్థీన్షైర్”
- Turkish: “Carmarthenshire”
- Ukrainian: “Кармартеншир”
- Urdu: “کارمارتھن شائر”
- Venetian: “Carmarthenshire”
- Vietnamese: “Carmarthenshire”
- Welsh: “Sir Gaerfyrddin”
- Welsh: “Sir Gar”
- Welsh: “Sir Gâr”
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