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Carmarthenshire

NameCarmarthenshire
HQCarmarthen
GovernmentCarmarthenshire County Council (1889-1974)
CodeCMN
CodeNameChapman code
ReplaceDyfed
PopulationFirst100,740
PopulationFirstYear1831
AreaFirst606331 acre (2453.7 km2)
AreaFirstYear1831
DensityFirst0.2/acre
DensityFirstYear1831

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Carmarthenshire ( or Sir Gâr) is a unitary authority in the south west of Wales and one of thirteen historic counties. It is the 3rd largest in Wales. Its three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. The county town and administrative centre of Carmarthenshire is Carmarthen and the most populous settlement is the area in and around the town of Llanelli.

With its fertile land and agricultural produce, Carmarthenshire is known as the "Garden of Wales".

Carmarthenshire Video

Mike Thomas and his crew on spoil lifting duty. NH TM140 6070 and a Case 115. The JCB JS130 excavator fills the trailers with some beautiful rock and it gets...
6.05 min. | 0 user rating		 Back up the hill to the farm where the lads are busy with the grass. Rolling with the classic Ford 7740 and spreading with the New Holland. Quick look at som...
5.05 min. | 4.0 user rating		 Dan Y Rheol has its two JD foragers here, and the new Case 210 is ready for a shove at the back when needed. It is - twice in this clip, for New Holland and ...
5.03 min. | 4.85 user rating		 This is my 10KW wind turbine, which was installed recently.
7.87 min. | 4.31 user rating		 New Holland T7.170 with Hi-Spec 2000 tanker, shoving the slurry over the hedge when the land is just too wet to take a tanker onto. Mike Thomas, DanRallt, Ca...
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My Debut Video from by Tyros2!!!
9.90 min. | 4.73 user rating		 We start where I started by the pit. JCB 416S shovel on the job. Cut to trailer arriving and then we follow him out. There's more on the pit later. Danyrheol...
5.60 min. | 0 user rating		 Mike Thomas' nice new T.7.170 seen here - a bit of the return journey in the cab, then loading wih the JCB JS130 excavator. Another New Holland tractor comes...
8.07 min. | 0 user rating		 New Tractor - a New Holland T7.170 is hitched to a 14t hopper trailer and put on carting spoil from a building project to a farm, some miles away, there to m...
5.40 min. | 0 user rating		 I was fortunate enough today to have a granstand view of track renewal at the bottom of my garden. The not so good news, is sthat it started in the early hou...
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BBC News--More schools are being added to a list of those earmarked for potential closure in -Carmarthenshire-. BBC Wales understands that education officials have been ... - Date : Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:00:35 GMT+00:00
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News Wales---Carmarthenshire- NFU Cymru dairy farmer members have welcomed news that the National Federation of Women's Institutes (NFWI) is set to join forces with the ... - Date : Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:57:22 GMT+00:00
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BBC News---Carmarthenshire- council has agreed the Scarlets regional rugby side can defer interest it owes on a £2.4m loan for three years. The money was made available ... - Date : Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:17:44 GMT+00:00
Council tax reduction for 9000 Carmarthenshire residents - South Wales Guardian Tweet this news
South Wales Guardian---Carmarthenshire- County Council has made use of a Welsh Assembly Government grant and is giving the 2000 pensioners that qualify for council tax benefit a ... - Date : Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:13:16 GMT+00:00
Pensioners get council tax cut - WalesOnline Tweet this news
WalesOnline--THOUSANDS of pensioners in -Carmarthenshire- are to receive a reduction in their council tax bill. The council has made use of an Assembly Government grant ... - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 07:40:35 GMT+00:00
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County of Carmarthenshire
Sir Gaerfyrddin
Geography
Area
- Total
- % Water		 Ranked 3rd
2,395 km2
? %
County Town Carmarthen
Largest Town Llanelli
ISO 3166-2 GB-CMN
ONS code 00NU
Demographics
Population:
- Total ( )
- Density
 Ranked  
 
Ranked  
  / km2
Ethnicity 99.4% White
Welsh language
- Any skills		 Ranked 3rd
63.6%
Politics

Carmarthenshire County Council
http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/
Control  
MPs
AMs
MEPs Wales


Carmarthenshire

Principal SettlementsAmmanford, Burry Port, Carmarthen, Kidwelly, Llanelli, Llandeilo, Newcastle Emlyn, Llandovery, St. Clears, Whitland
Towns and VillagesAber-arad * Aber-giar * Abergorlech * Abergwili * Abernant * Alltwalis * Ammanford * Bancyfelin * Bethlehem * Betws * Brechfa * Bronwydd * Brynamman * Burry Port * Caio * Carmarthen * Cefneithin * Cenarth * Cross Hands * Cwmamman * Dafen * Eglwyscummin * Ffarmers * Ffaldybrenin * Felinfoel * Ferryside * Five Roads * Garnant * Glanamman * Horeb * Kidwelly * Laugharne * Llandeilo * Llandovery * Llandybie * Llanelli * Llanfihangel ar Arth * Llanfynydd * Llangain * Llangennech * Llangyndeyrn * Llanllwch * Llanllwni * Llanpumsaint * Llansawel * Llansteffan * Llanwrda * Llanybydder * Llwynhendy * Manordeilo * Myddfai * Nantgaredig * Newcastle Emlyn * Pantyffynnon * Pemberton * Pembrey * Pencader * Pendine * Peniel * Pontarsais * Pontyberem * Pumsaint * Rhydargaeau * Rhydcymerau * Sandy * St Clears * Talley * Trelech *
CastlesCarreg Cennen Castle * Dinefwr Castle * Dryslwyn Castle * Kidwelly Castle * Laugharne Castle * Llandovery Castle * Llansteffan Castle *
RiversAfon Cywyn * Afon Loughor * Afon Taf * Afon Teifi * Afon Tywi *

Communities of Carmarthenshire

Abergwili * Abernant * Ammanford * Betws * Bronwydd * Carmarthen * Cenarth * Cilycwm * Cilymaenllwyd * Cwmamman * Dyffryn Cennen * Cynwyl Elfed * Cynwyl Gaeo * Eglwyscummin * Gorslas * Henllanfallteg * Kidwelly * Laugharne Township * Llanarthney * Llanboidy * Llanddarog * Llanddeusant * Llanddowror * Llandeilo * Llandovery * Llandybie * Llandyfaelog * Llanedi * Llanegwad * Llanelli * Llanelli Rural * Llanfair-ar-y-bryn * Llanfihangel Aberbythych * Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn * Llanfihangel-ar-Arth * Llanfynydd * Llangadog * Llangain * Llangathen * Llangeler * Llangennech * Llangunnor * Llangyndeyrn * Llangynin * Llangynog * Llanllawddog * Llanllwni * Llannon * Llanpumsaint * Llansadwrn * Llansawel * Llansteffan * Llanwinio * Llanwrda * Llanybydder * Llanycrwys * Manordeilo and Salem * Meidrim * Myddfai * Newcastle Emlyn * Newchurch and Merthyr * Pembrey and Burry Port Town * Pencarreg * Pendine * Pontyberem * Quarter Bach * St Clears * St Ishmael * Talley * Trelech * Trimsaran * Whitland

Local government in Wales

Principal areas
established in 1996
Blaenau Gwent * Bridgend * Caerphilly * Cardiff * Carmarthenshire * Ceredigion * Conwy * Denbighshire * Flintshire * Gwynedd * Isle of Anglesey * Merthyr Tydfil * Monmouthshire * Neath Port Talbot * Newport * Pembrokeshire * Powys * Rhondda Cynon Taf * Swansea * Torfaen * Vale of Glamorgan * Wrexham
Counties and districts
1974 �1996
ClwydAlyn and Deeside * Colwyn * Delyn * Glyndŵr * Rhuddlan * Wrexham Maelor
DyfedCarmarthen * Ceredigion * Dinefwr * Llanelli * Preseli Pembrokeshire * South Pembrokeshire
GwentBlaenau Gwent * Islwyn * Monmouth * Newport * Torfaen
GwyneddAberconwy * Anglesey * Arfon * Dwyfor * Meirionnydd
Mid GlamorganCynon Valley * Merthyr Tydfil * Ogwr * Rhondda * Rhymney Valley * Taff-Ely
PowysBrecknock * Montgomeryshire * Radnorshire
South GlamorganCardiff * Vale of Glamorgan
West GlamorganLliw Valley * Neath * Port Talbot * Swansea
Counties
established before 1889
Anglesey * Brecknockshire * Caernarfonshire * Cardiganshire * Carmarthenshire * Denbighshire * Flintshire * Glamorganshire * Merionethshire * Monmouthshire * Montgomeryshire * Pembrokeshire * Radnorshire

Transport in Carmarthenshire

RoadM4 motorway * European route E30 * A40 road * A48 road * A474 road * A475 road * A476 road * A478 road * A482 road * A483 road * A484 road * A485 road * A486 road * A4069 road * A4138 road * A4213 road * A4214 road * A4242 road
BusFirst Cymru * Veolia Transport Cymru * National Express
National Cycle NetworkCeltic Trail * NCR 4
Railway linesWest Wales Line * Heart of Wales Line * Swansea District Line
Railway stations

Transport in Carmarthenshire

RoadM4 motorway * European route E30 * A40 road * A48 road * A474 road * A475 road * A476 road * A478 road * A482 road * A483 road * A484 road * A485 road * A486 road * A4069 road * A4138 road * A4213 road * A4214 road * A4242 road
BusFirst Cymru * Veolia Transport Cymru * National Express
National Cycle NetworkCeltic Trail * NCR 4
Railway linesWest Wales Line * Heart of Wales Line * Swansea District Line
Railway stations
RoadM4 motorway * European route E30 * A40 road * A48 road * A474 road * A475 road * A476 road * A478 road * A482 road * A483 road * A484 road * A485 road * A486 road * A4069 road * A4138 road * A4213 road * A4214 road * A4242 road
BusFirst Cymru * Veolia Transport Cymru * National Express
National Cycle NetworkCeltic Trail * NCR 4
Railway linesWest Wales Line * Heart of Wales Line * Swansea District Line
Railway stations|groupstyle=text-align:left; background:#EBEBEB; width:10%; |border=child |Heart of Wales Line | Bynea * Carmarthen * Ferryside * Ffairfach * Llandeilo * Llandovery * Llandybie * Llangennech * Cynghordy * Llanwrda * Pantyffynnon

Local government in Wales

Principal areas
established in 1996
Blaenau Gwent * Bridgend * Caerphilly * Cardiff * Carmarthenshire * Ceredigion * Conwy * Denbighshire * Flintshire * Gwynedd * Isle of Anglesey * Merthyr Tydfil * Monmouthshire * Neath Port Talbot * Newport * Pembrokeshire * Powys * Rhondda Cynon Taf * Swansea * Torfaen * Vale of Glamorgan * Wrexham
Counties and districts
1974 �1996
ClwydAlyn and Deeside * Colwyn * Delyn * Glyndŵr * Rhuddlan * Wrexham Maelor
DyfedCarmarthen * Ceredigion * Dinefwr * Llanelli * Preseli Pembrokeshire * South Pembrokeshire
GwentBlaenau Gwent * Islwyn * Monmouth * Newport * Torfaen
GwyneddAberconwy * Anglesey * Arfon * Dwyfor * Meirionnydd
Mid GlamorganCynon Valley * Merthyr Tydfil * Ogwr * Rhondda * Rhymney Valley * Taff-Ely
PowysBrecknock * Montgomeryshire * Radnorshire
South GlamorganCardiff * Vale of Glamorgan
West GlamorganLliw Valley * Neath * Port Talbot * Swansea
Counties
established before 1889
Anglesey * Brecknockshire * Caernarfonshire * Cardiganshire * Carmarthenshire * Denbighshire * Flintshire * Glamorganshire * Merionethshire * Monmouthshire * Montgomeryshire * Pembrokeshire * Radnorshire



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