Llandovery
Sign in to saveLlandovery (; ) is a market town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It lies on the River Tywi and at the junction of the A40 and A483 roads, about north-east of Carmarthen, north of Swansea and west of Brecon.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.official_name
- Llandovery
- UK place.welsh_name
- Llanymddyfri
- UK place.static_image_name
- Llandovery, Carmarthenshire.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Monument to Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan at Llandovery
- UK place.static_image_2_name
- 150px
- UK place.static_image_2_caption
- Flag
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SN763346
- UK place.population
- 1,985
- UK place.population_ref
- (Community, 2021)
- UK place.community_wales
- Llandovery
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Carmarthenshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Dyfed
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Caerfyrddin
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
- UK place.post_town
- LLANDOVERY
- UK place.postcode_district
- SA20
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Toponymy
- Roman legacy
- Norman and medieval castle
- Welsh hero
- Other history
- Buildings
- Education
- Sport
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Transport
- Notable residents
- Sport
- Nearby places
- References
- External links
Llandovery (; ) is a market town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It lies on the River Tywi and at the junction of the A40 and A483 roads, about north-east of Carmarthen, north of Swansea and west of Brecon.
==History== ===Toponymy=== The name of the town derives from '''', meaning "church enclosure amid the waters", i.e. between the Tywi and the Afon Brân just upstream of their confluence. A smaller watercourse, the Bawddwr, runs through and under the town.