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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.
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Map of places in Carmarthenshire compiled from this list See the list of places in Wales for places in other principal areas. This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the principal area of Carmarthenshire, Wales
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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 ...
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Caerfyrddin is the form used by the UK Parliament. [3] A similar constituency existed between 1918 and 1997 under the name Carmarthen. Prior to that, Carmarthen Boroughs (made up of Carmarthen town and Llanelli) existed from 1832 to 1918. Alongside that was the Carmarthenshire constituency, which returned two members between 1832 and 1885.