Ferryside
Sign in to saveFerryside () is a village in the community of St Ishmael, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is 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. The village has its own lifeboat station and was the first village in the UK to switch from analogue to digital television. The 2011 census showed the village to have 846 residents.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ferryside
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 846
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.welsh_name
- Glan-y-fferi
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
- UK place.official_name
- Ferryside
- UK place.community_wales
- St Ishmael
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Carmarthenshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Dyfed
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Llanelli
- UK place.post_town
- Ferryside
- UK place.postcode_district
- SA17
- UK place.postcode_area
- SA
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SN366103
- UK place.population
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Official name
- Glanyfferi
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- St Ishmael
- Population
- +846
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Ferryside from Llansteffan Castle (5949).jpg
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Amenities
- School
- Worship
- Facilities
- Transport
- Ferry crossing
- Community magazine
- Sailing
- Lifeboat station
- Fishing
- Cockles
- Analogue television switch off
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Ferryside () is a village in the community of St Ishmael, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is 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. The village has its own lifeboat station and was the first village in the UK to switch from analogue to digital television. The 2011 census showed the village to have 846 residents.
==History== Originating as a landing-place on the ferry route to Llansteffan (the ferry was used by Giraldus Cambrensis in 1188), Ferryside developed as a fishing village. In 1844 the population of the parish was 895.