Llanarthney

Llanarthney
Community
Llanarthney is located in Carmarthenshire
Llanarthney
Llanarthney
Location within Carmarthenshire
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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Wales
Carmarthenshire

51°51′42″N 4°07′52″W / 51.86167°N 4.13111°W / 51.86167; -4.13111


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Llanarthney (Welsh: Llanarthne; Welsh pronunciationⓘ) is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, south-west Wales. It is situated on the B4300 road, 12 km (7.5 miles) east of Carmarthen and 10 km (6 miles) west of Llandeilo. The community had a population at the 2001 census of 738,[1] of whom 61 per cent were Welsh-speaking. At the 2011 census the population had increased slightly to 765.[2]

Llanarthney is bordered (clockwise from the north) by the Carmarthenshire communities of Llanegwad, Llangathen, Llanfihangel Aberbythych, Gorslas, Llanddarog, Llangunnor, and Abergwili.

Amenities

Llanarthney has been home to the National Botanic Garden of Wales since 2000.

References

  1. ^ Census 2001
  2. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 14 April 2015.


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