Llanelli
Town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Llanelly in Monmouthshire.
For other uses, see Llanelli (disambiguation).
Llanelli ("St Elli's Parish"; Welsh: [ɬaˈnɛɬi] ⓘ) is a market town and community in Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed, Wales. It is located on the Loughor estuary and is also the largest town in the county of Carmarthenshire.[2]
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Llanelli | |
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Location within Carmarthenshire | |
Population | 26,225 |
OS grid reference | SN505005 |
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Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LLANELLI |
Postcode district | SA14, SA15 |
Dialling code | 01554[1] |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Website | llanellitowncouncil.co.uk |
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The town is 11 miles (18 km) north-west of Swansea and 12 miles (19 km) south-east of Carmarthen. The town had a population of 25,168 in 2011, estimated in 2019 at 26,225.[3] The local authority was Llanelli Borough Council when the county of Dyfed existed, but it has been under Carmarthenshire County Council since 1996.[4]