Coordinates: 51°41′35″N 4°05′31″W / 51.693°N 4.092°W
| Llangennech | |
  Llangennech
Llangennech shown within Wales |
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| Population | 4,510 (2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Principal area | Carmarthenshire |
| Ceremonial county | Dyfed |
| Constituent country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LLANELLI |
| SA14 | |
| Dialling code | 01554 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| European Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Llanelli |
| List of places: UK • Wales • Carmarthenshire | |
Llangennech is a village in the area of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, West Wales, United Kingdom.
It is governed by Carmarthenshire County Council and Llanelli Rural council. It falls in the Llanelli parliament Constituency. Llangennech is also the name of an electoral ward coterminous with the village and has its own community council. It was formerly a coal mining community, with several local collieries mining steam coal. There is also a large Royal Navy depot in the village.
Llangennech also have a strong rugby union team, Llangennech RFC, that feed many players into Llanelli RFC and then on to the Llanelli Scarlets regional rugby union team.
The town is served by Llangennech railway station on the Heart of Wales Line with trains to Swansea to the south and Shrewsbury to the north.
Notable residents
- Huw Edwards, BBC news presenter lived in the village during his youth.
- Rhys Gabe, Welsh international rugby player was born in Llangennech.
External links
- Community Web site
- Official Website
- Llanelli Rural Council
- Carmarthenshire County Council
- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llangennech and surrounding area
References
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