Llandovery

Llandovery (Welsh: Llanymddyfri) is a market town in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the River Tywi.

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Attractions in the town include a charity-run theatre (Llandovery Theatre), a heritage centre and the ruins of a castle, while the Dolaucothi Gold Mines lie nearby.

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Famous people associated with Llandovery include outlaw Twm Si?n Cati and hymn writer William Williams .

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Llandovery is twinned with Pluguffan, France.

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Llandovery is situated on the A40 which is an old route. The town was a trading town in it's early life. The town contains the most pubs per head

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in the county and possibly the UK.One of the pubs in llandovery called "The Kings Head" used to be a brothel and previosly had not appeared in the

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town records until recently.

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Welsh: Welsh may refer to:...

Market town: In medieval law, a market town is a town that has the right to hold markets. Market towns are opposed to villages, which are typically smaller and do not have this right, and to cities, which are typically larger and often have additional rights....

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