Welcome to Llangennech
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Llangennech ([ɬänɡɛnɛχ](Welsh pronunciation)) is a village and community in the area of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, which covers an area of 1,222 hectares (4.72 sq mi).It is governed by Llangennech Community Council and Carmarthenshire County Council. Llangennech is also the name of the county electoral ward coterminous with the village. It falls in the Llanelli parliamentary and Senedd constituency. It lies in the Mid & West Wales region for regional Senedd members. Llangennech was a coal mining community, with several local collieries mining steam coal. There is also a large Labour tradition in the village originating with the mine workers. There was a large Royal Navy depot in the village, which was closed in 2007 in Ministry of Defence restructuring. Llangennech has a strong rugby union team, Llangennech RFC, that feeds many players into Llanelli RFC and then on to the Llanelli Scarlets regional rugby union team. The town is served by Llangennech railway station on the Heart of Wales Line with trains to Swansea to the south and Shrewsbury to the north. The community is bordered by the communities of Llanelli Rural, Llannon, and Llanedi, all in Carmarthenshire; and by Grovesend and Waungron and Gorseinon in the City and County of Swansea.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
n/a |
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Population |
5,183 (2021) |
Density |
n/a |
Mean age |
41.7 |
Ward |
Llangennech |
District |
Carmarthenshire |
Postcodes |
SA14, SA4 |
ONS ID |
W04000530 |
Council
Contact details for Llangennech Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
View educational establishments in Llangennech Parish. Data includes OFSTED rating and current appointed governors.
Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Llangennech Parish.
Planning
View recent planning applications submitted for Llangennech Parish.
Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Llangennech Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Llangennech Parish.
Local News
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Communication of sea level rise risk with coastal areas 'almost non-existent'
Published: 29th Mar 2024
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Carmarthenshire: Van driver killed in crash with two lorries
Published: 23rd Jun 2023
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Report 01/2022: Derailment and fire involving a tanker train at Llangennech, Carmarthenshire
Published: 13th Jan 2022