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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.
Caerfyrddin (Welsh: [kairˈvərðɪn]), also known as Carmarthen, is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. In the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the name is given as Caerfyrddin ...
According to a tradition, Carmarthen is the birthplace of Merlin, the mythical magician. [1] It is said that Merlin made the following prophecy: [1] Should Merlin's Oak shall tumble down, Then shall fall Carmarthen town. According to another version of the prophecy, the town of Carmarthen will flood or drown if the oak falls.
Carmarthen was a borough constituency of the House of Commons in the English Parliament and later the UK Parliament. It existed between 1542 until 1832 representing the town of Carmarthen , Wales. In 1832 it was expanded and named Carmarthen Boroughs from 1832 until 1918.
Carmarthenshire (/ k ər ˈ m ɑːr ð ən ʃ ər,-ʃ ɪər /; [4] Welsh: Sir Gaerfyrddin [siːr gɑːɨrˈvərðɪn] or informally Sir Gâr) is a county in the south-west of Wales.The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford.
The addition of 'Caer' ("fort") gave the town its modern Welsh name 'Caerfyrddin' which was anglicized as 'Carmarthen'. A popular folk etymology interprets the name as "Fort of Myrddin " ( Merlin ), though Celticist A. O. H. Jarman suggests that instead the name Myrddin was derived from Carmarthen's name. [ 5 ]
However, when Britannia was a Roman province, Carmarthen was the civitas capital of the Demetae tribe, known as Moridunum (from Brittonic *mori-dunon meaning "sea fort"), and this is the true source of the town's name. Celticist A. O. H. Jarman suggests that instead the name Myrddin was derived from Carmarthen's name. [8]
County Hall (Welsh: Neuadd y Sir Caerfyrddin) is a municipal facility on Castle Hill in Carmarthen, Wales. The building, which is the headquarters of Carmarthenshire County Council, is a Grade II listed building. [1]