Gelli-wernen Wood

Gelli-wernen Wood is a forest in Llanelli Rural, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Gelli-wernen Wood is situated near the hamlet Clochyrie, as well as near the village Llannon.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Swiss Valley Reservoir and Llangennech Park Mansion.

Swiss Valley Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: john bristow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Swiss Valley Reservoir, also known as Upper Lliedi reservoir and Lower Lliedi reservoir, feeds water to the towns of Llanelli and Llannon. It gets the water from the River Lliedi.

Llangennech Park Mansion

Ruins

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Llangennech Park Mansion is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanelli and Llannon.

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.

Llannon

Village

Photo: Deborah Tilley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llannon is a village, community and electoral ward in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is located on the A476 road 11 mi south east of the county town, Carmarthen, between Tumble and Swiss Valley.

Llangennech

Village

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Llangennech is a village and community in the area of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, which covers an area of 1,222 hectares. It is governed by Llangennech Community Council and Carmarthenshire County Council.