Pontyberem

Pontyberem
Pontyberem
Pontyberem is located in Carmarthenshire
Pontyberem
Pontyberem
Location within Carmarthenshire
Population2,768 
OS grid referenceSN501111
Community
  • Pontyberem
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLLANELLI
Postcode districtSA15
Dialling code01269
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Carmarthenshire

51°46′44″N 4°10′26″W / 51.779°N 4.174°W / 51.779; -4.174


Map of the community

Pontyberem (Welsh pronunciation) is a village and community situated in the Gwendraeth Valley halfway between Carmarthen and Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales. As of the 2001 Census, the population was recorded as 2,829,[1] reducing to 2,768 at the 2011 Census.[2]

The community is bordered by the communities of: Llanddarog; Gorslas; Llannon; Llanelli Rural; and Llangyndeyrn, all being in Carmarthenshire.

  1. ^ "Census 2001: Pontyberem Ward" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Ward and Community populations 2011". Retrieved 16 April 2015.