Carmarthen

Carmarthen
Welsh: *Caerfyrddin*
Carmarthen Welsh: Caerfyrddin;
	Carmarthen Location within Carmarthenshire
Population	14,185 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SN415205
Community	Carmarthen;
Principal area	Carmarthenshire;
Preserved county	Dyfed;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARMARTHEN
Postcode district	SA31-33
Dialling code	01267
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Caerfyrddin;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr; Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire;
Website	www.carmarthentowncouncil.gov.uk
	List of places UK Wales Carmarthenshire 51°51′22″N 4°18′58″W / 51.856°N 4.316°W

Carmarthen (UK: /kərˈmɑːrðən/, local: /kɑːr-/; Welsh: Caerfyrddin [kairˈvərðɪn], "Merlin's fort" or "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.^[2]^[3] The population was 14,185 in 2011, down from 15,854 in 2001,^[4] but gauged at 16,285 in 2019.^[5] It has a claim to be the oldest town in Wales – Old Carmarthen and New Carmarthen became one borough in 1546.^[6] It was the most populous borough in Wales in the 16th–18th centuries, described by William Camden as "chief citie of the country". Growth stagnated by the mid-19th century as new settlements developed in the South Wales Coalfield.^[6]

^ Carmarthen North, South and West wards 2011 http://ukcensusdata.com/carmarthenshirew06000010#sthash.KIAkXPeF.Zq1LWHU4.dpbs
^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Carmarthen" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
^ Paxton, John (1999). The Penguin Encyclopedia of Places. Penguin. p. 174. ISBN 0-14-051275-6.
^ "KS01 Usual resident population: Census 2001, Key Statistics for urban areas". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
^ City Population site. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.

[1] Carmarthen North, South and West wards 2011 http://ukcensusdata.com/carmarthenshirew06000010#sthash.KIAkXPeF.Zq1LWHU4.dpbs

[EB1911-2] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Carmarthen" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

[Paxton-3] Paxton, John (1999). The Penguin Encyclopedia of Places. Penguin. p. 174. ISBN 0-14-051275-6.

[4] "KS01 Usual resident population: Census 2001, Key Statistics for urban areas". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 August 2010.

[5] City Population site. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

[Jenkins-6] Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.

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Carmarthen Welsh: Caerfyrddin

Carmarthen Location within Carmarthenshire
Population	14,185 ^[1] (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SN415205
Community	Carmarthen
Principal area	Carmarthenshire
Preserved county	Dyfed
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARMARTHEN
Postcode district	SA31-33
Dialling code	01267

Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh

UK Parliament	Caerfyrddin
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Website	www.carmarthentowncouncil.gov.uk
List of places UK Wales Carmarthenshire 51°51′22″N 4°18′58″W / 51.856°N 4.316°W / 51.856; -4.316