Llandeilo
Sign in to saveLlandeilo () is a town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated where the River Towy is crossed by the A483 on a 19th-century stone bridge. At the 2021 census the community had a population of 1,784. It is adjacent to the westernmost point of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The town is served by Llandeilo railway station on the Heart of Wales Line.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
- UK place.official_name
- Llandeilo
- UK place.static_image_name
- St Teilo's Church, Llandeilo.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Teilo's Church, Llandeilo
- UK place.community_wales
- Llandeilo
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Carmarthenshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Dyfed
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Caerfyrddin
- UK place.population
- 1,784
- UK place.population_ref
- (Community, 2021)
- UK place.post_town
- LLANDEILO
- UK place.postcode_district
- SA19
- UK place.postcode_area
- SA
- UK place.dial_code
- 01558
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SN625225
- UK place.module
- 240pxMap of the community
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- community
- Named after
- Teilo
- Official name
- Llandeilo
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Carmarthenshire
- Population
- 1795
- Official website
- www.llandeilo.org
- Image
- Llandeilo seen from hill to the south.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- twinned administrative body
- Le Conquet
- Commons category
- Llandeilo
- OS grid reference
- SN625225
- postal code
- SA19
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Medieval period
- Early modern period to the present
- Llandeilo bridges
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Sports and recreation
- Gallery
- Culture
- Notable people
- Llandeilo relief road
- See also
- References
- External links
Llandeilo () is a town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated where the River Towy is crossed by the A483 on a 19th-century stone bridge. At the 2021 census the community had a population of 1,784. It is adjacent to the westernmost point of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The town is served by Llandeilo railway station on the Heart of Wales Line.
In 2021, The Sunday Times called the town one of the top six places to live in Wales. The newspaper praised the town as a ‘sophisticated shopping destination and a great showcase for local arts and crafts’.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Llandeilo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (12)
On the map
3 mapped locations