Llandeilo

Llandeilo is a town in Carmarthenshire, west Wales situated at the crossing of the River Tywi by the A40 on an elegant stone bridge.

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Llandeilo is named after one of the better known Celtic Saints of the sixth century, Saint Teilo. The Welsh word "Llan" means a religious enclosure usually dedicated to a particular Saint (lit. Church of). Saint Teilo, who was a contemporary of Saint David the patron Saint of Wales, established a small monastic settlement or "clas" on the site of the present day Church.

Town: In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. In some cases, "town" is an alternate name for "city" or "village" (especially a larger village). Sometimes, the word "town" is short for "township."...

Carmarthenshire: Carmarthenshire (Welsh: Sir Gaerfyrddin) is a county in Wales. Its main towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford....

Wales: :For alternate meanings, see Wales (disambiguation)...