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Carmarthen Park: 1973: Stone circle: Stone: Erected to mark the 1974 National Eisteddfod of Wales: Carmarthen Dragon Blue Street Roundabout, A4232, Carmarthen: 2007: Tony Woodman Sculpture of a dragon: Stainless steel: Originally made for the Heart of the Dragon Festival in Newcastle Emlyn [13] Merlin Merlin's Walk, Carmarthen: 2010: Simon Hedger
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Carmarthen (UK: / k ər ˈ m ɑːr ð ən /, local: / k ɑːr-/; Welsh: Caerfyrddin [kairˈvərðɪn], 'Merlin's fort' or possibly 'Sea-town fort') is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community in Wales, lying on the River Towy 8 miles (13 km) north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay.
The fort at Carmarthen dates from around 75 AD, and there is a Roman amphitheatre nearby, so this probably makes Carmarthen the oldest continually occupied town in Wales. [ 9 ] Carmarthenshire has its early roots in the region formerly known as Ystrad Tywi ('Vale of [the river] Tywi') and part of the Kingdom of Deheubarth during the High Middle ...
Richmond Park is located to the north east of Carmarthen town centre and is easily accessible on foot, by road or by rail. [7] Directly adjacent to the ground, on either side, are two public car parks; St Peter's car park has 435 parking spaces and Priory Street car park (situated next to the club house) has 53 spaces. [8] [9]
Carmarthenshire is a county in the south-west of Wales.It covers an area of 2,370 km 2 (920 sq mi). [1] In 2021 the population was approximately 188,200. [2]The Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales was established in 2002 and given statutory status in 2022.
Calvinistic Methodists were active in Carmarthen from around 1740, and a group met at a house in Goose Street (later known as St Catherine Street). [1] The key figure in the establishment of the cause at Water Street was Peter Williams, a native of the area who had been converted to Methodism in 1743 under the influence of George Whitfield. [1]