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 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]