Carway
Village in Carmarthenshire, Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carway (Welsh: Carwe) is a village situated to the north-west of the town of Llanelli in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales, in the Gwendraeth Valley. It is part of the community of Llangyndeyrn, and had a population of 1,403 in 2021.[1]
For the hamlet in Alberta, see Carway, Alberta.
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Carway
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Location within Carmarthenshire | |
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Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | KIDWELLY |
Postcode district | SA17 |
Dialling code | 01269 |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
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Open-cast mining operations once operated to the north and south of the village. The northern area has been reclaimed and re-developed as the Glyn Abbey Golf Club. The former mining area south of the village at Ffos Las has been reclaimed and has been redeveloped with a new racecourse (opened on 18 June 2009) and housing.