Llandovery

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

Related Topics:
Welsh - Market town - Carmarthenshire - Wales - 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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Theatre - Heritage centre - Castle - Dolaucothi Gold Mines

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Famous people associated with Llandovery include outlaw Twm Siôn Cati and hymn writer William Williams .

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Outlaw - Twm Siôn Cati - Hymn - William Williams

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Llandovery is twinned with Pluguffan, France.

Related Topics:
Twinned - 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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