Llandovery

Also known as Llanymddyfri

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.

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

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections

Contents

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

==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.

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