Llanelli

Not to be confused with Llanelly in Monmouthshire.
For other uses, see Llanelli (disambiguation).

Llanelli
From the top, Llanelli Town Hall, St Ellyw's Church, Stepney street Arcade
Llanelli is located in Carmarthenshire
Llanelli
Llanelli
Location within Carmarthenshire
Population26,225 
OS grid referenceSN505005
Community
  • Llanelli
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLLANELLI
Postcode districtSA14, SA15
Dialling code01554[1]
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Websitellanellitowncouncil.co.uk
List of places
UK
Wales
Carmarthenshire

51°41′02″N 4°09′47″W / 51.684°N 4.163°W / 51.684; -4.163


Map of the community

Llanelli (Welsh for '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 also the largest town in the county of Carmarthenshire.[2]

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]

  1. ^ "Llanelli - UK Codes - The Phone Book from BT". Thephonebook.bt.com. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Llanelly" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 829.
  3. ^ City Population. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  4. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Llanelli Parish (W04000519)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 August 2020.