Llanarthney

Llanarthney
Llanarthney
Community
	Llanarthney Location within Carmarthenshire
Principal area	Carmarthenshire;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
	List of places UK Wales Carmarthenshire 51°51′42″N 4°07′52″W / 51.86167°N 4.13111°W ; Map of the community

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.

Llanarthney Village Hall

References

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

External links

www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llanarthney and surrounding area

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[1] Census 2001

[2] "Community population 2011". Retrieved 14 April 2015.

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