Carmarthenshire principal area

Geography
Area - Total - % Water	Ranked 3rd 2,395 km² ? %
Admin HQ	Carmarthen
Most Populous Town	Llanelli
ISO 3166-2	GB-CMN
ONS code	00NU
Demographics
Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density	Ranked 4th 178,100 Ranked 18th 74 / km²
Ethnicity	99.4% White
Welsh language - Any skills	Ranked 3rd 63.6%
Politics
Carmarthenshire County Council http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/
Control	Independent / Labour
MPs	Nick Ainger Nia Griffith Adam Price
AMs	Angela Burns (Con) (Carmarthen W. & S. Pembrokshire) Helen Mary Jones (Plaid) (Llanelli) Rhodri Glyn Thomas (Plaid) (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr)
MEPs	Wales

Ancient county of Carmarthenshire

Geography
Area: (1891)	587,816 acres (2379 km²)
Rank:	Ranked 1st
Administration
County town:	Carmarthen
Chapman code:	CMN

Carmarthenshire (Welsh: Sir Gaerfyrddin) is a one of thirteen historic counties and a principal area in Wales. Its main towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthenshire is located in West Wales. one of the subdivisions of Wales File links The following pages link to this file: Carmarthenshire Categories: GFDL images ... Area is the measure of how much exposed area any two dimensional object has. ... This is a list of principal areas of Wales ordered by area. ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Carmarthen (Welsh Caerfyrddin - caer fort + Myrddin Moridunum, Merlin (origin disputed)) is the county town of Carmarthenshire, Wales. ... For the parliamentary constituency of Llanelli, see Llanelli (UK Parliament constituency) For the Llanelli Rural area, see Llanelli Rural Llanelli (English: ), the largest town in the county of Carmarthenshire and West Wales, sits on the Burry estuary on the west Wales coast, approximately 13 miles west of the city of... The ISO 3166-2 codes for the United Kingdom correspond to the nations administrative divisions. ... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... In physics, density is mass m per unit volume V. For the common case of a homogeneous substance, it is expressed as: where, in SI units: ρ (rho) is the density of the substance, measured in kg·m-3 m is the mass of the substance, measured in kg V is... This is a list of principal areas of Wales ordered by population. ... This is a List of Welsh principal areas by population density in the 2001 UK census. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... This is a List of Welsh principal areas by the percentage of those professing some skills in the Welsh language in the 2001 UK census. ... Image File history File links Carmarthenshire-arms. ... Carmarthenshire County Council (or Cyngor Sir Caerfyrddin in Welsh is the administrative authority for the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales, providing a range of services under the control of elected county councillors that include education, planning, transport and streetscene, social services, public safety and etc. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... Nicholas Richard Ainger (born October 24, 1949, Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is a British Labour Member of Parliament for the constituency of Carmarthen West and Pembrokeshire South, and a Commons Whip and a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury. ... Nia Rhiannon Griffith (born December 4, 1956) is a British politician. ... Adam Robert Price (born September 23, 1968, Carmarthen) is a politician in Wales, and Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr. ... The National Assembly for Wales is composed of 60 members known as AMs or assembly members (in Welsh: ACau or Aelodaur Cynulliad). ... Angela Burns is a British businesswoman and politician who was elected as Conservative member for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire to the National Assembly for Wales in May 2007. ... 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For local government purposes, Wales is divided into 22 unitary authorities. ... This article is about the country. ... For the parliamentary constituency of Llanelli, see Llanelli (UK Parliament constituency) For the Llanelli Rural area, see Llanelli Rural Llanelli (English: ), the largest town in the county of Carmarthenshire and West Wales, sits on the Burry estuary on the west Wales coast, approximately 13 miles west of the city of... Carmarthen (Welsh Caerfyrddin - caer fort + Myrddin Moridunum, Merlin (origin disputed)) is the county town of Carmarthenshire, Wales. ... Ammanford (Welsh: Rhydaman) is the fourth largest town in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales with a population 5,299 according to the 2001 census. ...

Geography

The county is bounded to the north by Ceredigion/Cardiganshire, to the east by Powys/Brecknockshire and West Glamorgan, to the south by the Bristol Channel and to the west by Pembrokeshire. Carmarthenshire has a population of approximately 170,000, 50.3% of whom are Welsh speakers. The surface generally is upland and mountainous. Fforest Fawr and Black Mountain extend into the east of the county and the Cambrian Mountains into the north. The south coast contains many fishing villages and sandy beaches. The highest point is Carmarthen Fan, 2,525 feet (770 m). Carmarthenshire is the largest historic county by area in Wales. For other uses please see Ceredigion (disambiguation) Ceredigion is a county and principal area in mid Wales. ... Cardiganshire (Sir Aberteifi in Welsh) was a traditional county in Wales that existed between 1282 and 1974. ... Powys is a local government principal area and a preserved county in Wales. ... Brecknockshire (Welsh: ), also known as Breconshire, or the County of Brecon is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, and a former administrative county. ... West Glamorgan as a preserved county since 2003. ... Satellite view of the Bristol Channel Map of the Bristol Channel The Bristol Channel (Welsh: ) is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from the West Country and extending from the lower estuary of the River Severn (Afon Hafren) to that part of the North... Pembrokeshire (Welsh: ) is a county in the southwest of Wales in the United Kingdom. ... Llyn y Fan Fawr, below Fan Brycheiniog in the Black Mountain The Black Mountain (Welsh: Y Mynydd Du) is a mountain range in South Wales, forming the westernmost range of the Brecon Beacons National Park. ... The Cambrian Mountains are a mountain range in Mid Wales, reaching from the Brecon Beacons in South Wales to Snowdonia in North Wales. ...

Principal towns are Ammanford, Burry Port, Carmarthen, Kidwelly, Llanelli, Llandeilo, Newcastle Emlyn and Llandovery, Sandy, St. Clears, Whitland, Pendine. The main rivers are the Tywi, the Loughor (which forms the eastern boundary with Glamorgan), and the Gwendraeth Fawr. The principal industries are agriculture, forestry, fishing and tourism. Although Llanelli is by far the larger town in the county, the county town remains in Carmarthen, mainly due to its central location. Ammanford (Welsh: Rhydaman) is the fourth largest town in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales with a population 5,299 according to the 2001 census. ... Burry Port (Welsh: Porth Tywyn) is a small town five miles outside the larger centre of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the Loughor estuary. ... Carmarthen (Welsh Caerfyrddin - caer fort + Myrddin Moridunum, Merlin (origin disputed)) is the county town of Carmarthenshire, Wales. ... Kidwelly (Welsh: Cydweli) is a town in Carmarthenshire, west Wales. ... For the parliamentary constituency of Llanelli, see Llanelli (UK Parliament constituency) For the Llanelli Rural area, see Llanelli Rural Llanelli (English: ), the largest town in the county of Carmarthenshire and West Wales, sits on the Burry estuary on the west Wales coast, approximately 13 miles west of the city of... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... Newcastle Emlyn (Welsh: Castell Newydd Emlyn) is a town, straddling Ceredigion (Cardiganshire) and Carmarthenshire in west Wales (though officially it is in Carmarthenshire), lying on the River Teifi. ... Llandovery (Welsh: Llanymddyfri) is a market town in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the River Tywi and the A40 road. ... Sandy is a village in the County of Carmarthenshire in Wales, close to Llanelli, and east of Burry Port. ... St Clears (Welsh: Sanclêr) is a small town on the River Taf in Carmarthenshire, Wales. ... Whitland (in Welsh Y Hendy Gwyn) is a small town in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the River Taf. ... Pendine (Welsh: Pentywyn) is a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on Carmarthen Bay. ... Categories: UK geography stubs | Rivers in Wales ... The River Loughor (Welsh: Afon Llwchwr) has is source at an underground lake at the Black Mountain and meets the sea at the Loughor estuary the where it separates the south coast of Carmarthenshire with the north coast of the Gower Peninsula Categories: | | | ... Glamorgan or Glamorganshire (Welsh: ) is one of thirteen historic counties and former administrative counties of Wales. ... For the parliamentary constituency of Llanelli, see Llanelli (UK Parliament constituency) For the Llanelli Rural area, see Llanelli Rural Llanelli (English: ), the largest town in the county of Carmarthenshire and West Wales, sits on the Burry estuary on the west Wales coast, approximately 13 miles west of the city of... Carmarthen (Welsh Caerfyrddin - caer fort + Myrddin Moridunum, Merlin (origin disputed)) is the county town of Carmarthenshire, Wales. ...

Government

Main article: Carmarthenshire County Council

Carmarthenshire became an administrative county with a county council taking over functions from the Quarter Sessions under the Local Government Act 1888. Under the Local Government Act 1972, the administrative county of Carmarthenshire was abolished on April 1, 1974, and the area of Carmarthenshire became three districts within the new county of Dyfed : Carmarthen, Dinefwr and Llanelli. Under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, Dyfed was abolished on April 1, 1996, and the three districts united to form a unitary authority. Carmarthenshire County Council (or Cyngor Sir Caerfyrddin in Welsh is the administrative authority for the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales, providing a range of services under the control of elected county councillors that include education, planning, transport and streetscene, social services, public safety and etc. ... An administrative county is an administrative area in the British Isles. ... In the British Isles, a county council is a council that governs a county. ... The Courts of Quarter Sessions or Quarter Sessions were periodic courts held in each county and county borough in England and Wales until 1972, when together with the Assize courts they were abolished by the Courts Act 1971 and replaced by a single permanent Crown Court of England and Wales. ... The Local Government Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Dyfed was one of the ancient kingdoms (or principalities) of Wales prior to the Norman Conquest. ... Carmarthen was one of six local government districts of Dyfed, West Wales from 1974 to 1996. ... Dinefwr was a local government district in Dyfed, Wales from 1974 to 1996. ... The Borough of Llanelli was one of thirty-seven local government districts in Wales from 1974 to 1996. ... The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (1994 c. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ...

Places of interest

Castell Carreg Cennen is a castle near the river Cennen (Carreg being Welsh for stone) in Carmarthenshire, Wales. ... Kidwelly Castle is an Anglo-Norman castle overlooking the river Gwendraeth and the town of Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, west Wales. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Llanstephan Castle Llansteffan Castle is a castle overlooking the River Tywi in the village of Llansteffan in Carmarthenshire, Wales. ... Talley Abbey (Welsh: Abaty Talyllychau) is a former monastery of the Premonstratensians or White Canons, located in the village of Talley, Carmarthenshire, Wales, a few miles north of Llandeilo. ... The River Cywyn (Welsh Afon Cywyn) is a river that flows through Carmarthenshire, south Wales. ... The River Tâf is a river in Carmarthenshire, Wales. ... The River Teifi (Welsh: Afon Teifi) is a river in West Wales flowing into the sea below Cardigan town. ... The River Towy (Welsh: Afon Tywi) is the longest river which entirely runs through Wales. ... Aberglasney House and Gardens is a middle age house and gardens set in the Towy valley, Carmarthenshire, south Wales. ... The Brechfa Forest is an area of forest in Carmarthenshire, south Wales. ... Cefn Sidan, roughly translated from Welsh, means Satin Sands. This long sandy beach and its dunes form the outer edge of the Pembrey Burrows between Burry Port and Kidwelly, looking southwards over Carmarthen Bay in South Wales. ... The Millennium Coastal Park is a project undertaken by Carmarthenshire county council to transform a 20km stretch of industrial wasteland on the south Carmarthenshire coast in to green parkland. ... For the parliamentary constituency of Llanelli, see Llanelli (UK Parliament constituency) For the Llanelli Rural area, see Llanelli Rural Llanelli (English: ), the largest town in the county of Carmarthenshire and West Wales, sits on the Burry estuary on the west Wales coast, approximately 13 miles west of the city of... The National Botanic Garden of Wales (NBGW) is situated near Llanarthne in the Towy Valley, Carmarthenshire, Wales. ... Pembrey Country Park is a large country park near the village of Pembrey on the south coast of Carmarthenshire, south Wales, near Llanelli. ... Pendine Sands is a 7 mile long beach on the shores of Carmarthen Bay on the south coast of Wales. ... The Usk Reservoir is located in the upper Usk Valley, at 1050m above sea level, in Carmarthenshire, south Wales. ... WWT National Wetlands Centre is one of nine wetland reserves managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, a nature conservation charity. ... For the parliamentary constituency of Llanelli, see Llanelli (UK Parliament constituency) For the Llanelli Rural area, see Llanelli Rural Llanelli (English: ), the largest town in the county of Carmarthenshire and West Wales, sits on the Burry estuary on the west Wales coast, approximately 13 miles west of the city of... The Dolaucothi Gold Mines (grid reference SN662399), also known as the Ogofau Gold Mine, are a Roman deep mine located in the valley of the River Cothi, near Pumsaint, Carmarthenshire, Wales. ... Poet Dylan Thomas lived in the Boathouse in Laugharne, Wales with his family between 1949 and 1953, the last four years of his life. ... The Kidwelly Industrial Museum focuses on the Tinplate industry in Kidwelly. ... The Pendine Museum of Speed is dedicated to the use of Pendine Sands for land speed record attempts. ... Pendine (Welsh: Pentywyn) is a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on Carmarthen Bay. ... The Gwili Steam Railway (in Welsh, Rheilffordd Ager Y Gwili) operates a standard gauge preserved railway from Abergwili Junction (near Carmarthen) in South Wales along a short section of the former Carmarthen to Aberystwyth railway closed for passenger traffic in 1965 and lifted in 1973. ... Situated between Cardigan on the West Wales Coast and Carmarthen. ...

See also

• List of places in Carmarthenshire for an alphabetical list of towns and villages.

This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the principal area of Carmarthenshire, Wales. ...

External links

• Carmarthenshire county council
• Carmarthenshire Official site from South West Wales Tourist Board

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Principal areas of Wales

Subdivisions created by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994
Anglesey • Blaenau Gwent • Bridgend • Caerphilly • Cardiff • Carmarthenshire • Ceredigion • Conwy • Denbighshire • Flintshire • Gwynedd • Merthyr Tydfil • Monmouthshire • Neath Port Talbot • Newport • Pembrokeshire • Powys • Rhondda Cynon Taff • Swansea • Torfaen • Vale of Glamorgan • Wrexham Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... For local government purposes, Wales is divided into 22 unitary authorities. ... This article is about the country. ... The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (1994 c. ... Anglesey (historically Anglesea; Welsh: , pronounced (IPA)) is a predominantly Welsh-speaking island off the northwest coast of Wales. ... Blaenau Gwent is a county borough and parliamentary constituency in South Wales. ... Bridgend is a county borough in what was the traditional county of Glamorgan, southern Wales. ... Caerphilly [county borough] is a local government principal area in southern Wales, straddling the boundary between the traditional counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire. ... Cardiff (English:  , Welsh: ) is the capital, largest and core city of Wales. ... For other uses please see Ceredigion (disambiguation) Ceredigion is a county and principal area in mid Wales. ... Conwy [county borough] is a local government principal area in north Wales. ... Denbighshire (Welsh: Sir Ddinbych) is a county in North Wales. ... Flintshire (Welsh: ) is a principal area and county in north-east Wales. ... Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. ... Merthyr Tydfil (Welsh: ) is a town and county borough in Wales, with a population of about 55,000. ... Monmouthshire (Welsh: ) is both a historic county and principal area in south-east Wales. ... Neath Port Talbot (Welsh: ) is a county borough in Glamorgan, south Wales. ... Newport (Welsh: ) is the third-largest city within Wales (after Cardiff and Swansea), in the United Kingdom. ... Pembrokeshire (Welsh: ) is a county in the southwest of Wales in the United Kingdom. ... Powys is a local government principal area and a preserved county in Wales. ... Rhondda Cynon Taff (Welsh: Rhondda Cynon T f) is a county borough in Glamorgan, South Wales. ... For other places with the same name, see Swansea (disambiguation). ... Torfaen (sometimes hyphenated Tor-faen) is a county borough in South Wales. ... For other uses, see Vale of Glamorgan (disambiguation). ... Wrexham is a county borough in northern Wales. ...

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United Kingdom • Wales • Historic counties of Wales

Counties which originate prior to 1889
Anglesey • Brecknockshire • Caernarfonshire • Cardiganshire • Carmarthenshire • Denbighshire • Flintshire • Glamorganshire • Merionethshire • Monmouthshire • Montgomeryshire • Pembrokeshire • Radnorshire Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Wales has thirteen historic counties. ... Anglesey (historically Anglesea; Welsh: , pronounced (IPA)) is a predominantly Welsh-speaking island off the northwest coast of Wales. ... Brecknockshire (Welsh: ), also known as Breconshire, or the County of Brecon is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, and a former administrative county. ... Caernarfonshire, also known as Carnarvonshire or, in Welsh, as Sir Gaernarfon, is a maritime traditional county of Wales, bounded N. by the Irish Sea, E. by Denbighshire, S. by Cardigan Bay and Merionethshire, and W. by Caernarfon Bay and the Menai Straits, which separates it from Anglesey. ... Cardiganshire (Sir Aberteifi in Welsh) was a traditional county in Wales that existed between 1282 and 1974. ... Denbighshire (Welsh: Sir Ddinbych) is a county in North Wales. ... Flintshire (Welsh Sir y Fflint) is a county in northern Wales. ... Glamorgan or Glamorganshire (Welsh: ) is one of thirteen historic counties and former administrative counties of Wales. ... Merionethshire (Meirionnydd in Welsh) is a traditional county of Wales. ... Monmouthshire is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, covering south-east Wales. ... Montgomeryshire (Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn) is an inland traditional county of Wales. ... Pembrokeshire (Welsh: ) is a county in the southwest of Wales in the United Kingdom. ... Radnorshire (Welsh: Sir Faesyfed) is an inland traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by Montgomeryshire and Shropshire, to the east by Herefordshire, to the south by Brecknockshire and to the west by Cardiganshire. ...

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