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Encyclopedia > Glanamman
Glanamman
Welsh - Glanaman
OS grid reference SN675134
Principal area Carmarthenshire
Ceremonial county Dyfed
Constituent country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town AMMANFORD
Postcode district SA18
Dialling code 01269
Police Dyfed-Powys
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
UK Parliament Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Welsh Assembly Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
European Parliament Wales
List of places: UKWalesCarmarthenshire

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Glanamman (Welsh: Glanaman) is a small town lying on the River Amman in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It has a population of around 2,000 people. Glanamman has long been a stronghold of the Welsh language: with 81% of its population able to speak the language, village life is very largely conducted in Welsh. Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, United States, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Carmarthenshire (Welsh: ) is a one of thirteen historic counties and a principal area in Wales. ... This article is about the country. ...

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Famous people

Those born in Glanamman include:

Ryan Davies (22 January 1937-22 April 1977) was a popular Welsh entertainer of the 1960s and 1970s. ... Shane Williams (born 26 February 1977 in Swansea) is a Welsh rugby union footballer who plays as a winger for the Ospreys club and Wales but who can also play scrum-half. ...

History

Glanamman's history is quite rich be it the coal industry or the agricultural industry. The Gelli fanwen farm used to produce milk but now sadly due to cost of producing milk they moved on to beef farming and contracting. They used to run a smithy from where they supplied many in Carmarthenshire with bicycles and horse shoes.


Politics

Kevin Madge is the local councillor alongside with Colin Evans, they are both members of the Labour party.


Rhodri Glyn Thomas (Plaid Cymru) currently represents Glanamman at the Welsh Assembly in the constituency of Carmarthen East and Dinefwr. They had a large majority of 8,000 votes over Labour, beating Kevin Madge in the Welsh Assembly Elections 2007. Plaid Cymru (IPA:; English: ; often referred to simply as Plaid) is a political party in Wales. ... Carmathen East and Dinefwr (Dwyrain Caerfyrddin a Dinefwr in Welsh) is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The 2007 National Assembly election was the third general election to the National Assembly for Wales and took place on Thursday 3 May, the same day as local elections in England and Scotland, and the Scottish Parliament election. ...


Education

Glanamman used to have a primary school which opened in 1884 and closed in 2005 making it 121 years of age. Glanamman was a category A school making it a Welsh medium school with most subjects taught through the medium of Welsh. The new school is located in the Twyn which is north of Garnant. The school is called Ysgol y Bedol Cwmaman ('School of the Horseshoe Cwmaman'). The school consists of Ysgol y Twyn, Ysgol Gynradd y Garnant and Ysgol Gynradd Glanaman. Ysgol y Bedol Cwmaman is also a Welsh medium school making it a category A.


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Carmarthenshire County Council - Glanamman (664 words)
The resident population of Glanamman, as measured in the 2001 Census, was 2,261 of which 48 per cent were male and 52 per cent were female.
Within Glanamman, 15 per cent of those unemployed were aged 50 and over, 13 per cent had never worked and 44 per cent were long term unemployed.
In Glanamman there were 1,004 households in 2001.
Glanamman - definition of Glanamman in Encyclopedia (59 words)
Glanamman or Glanaman is a small town in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the River Amman.
It has a population of around 2,000 people.
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