Llandovery

Also known as Llanymddyfri

Llandovery (; ) is a market town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It lies on the River Tywi and at the junction of the A40 and A483 roads, about north-east of Carmarthen, north of Swansea and west of Brecon.

Key facts

UK place.country: Wales
UK place.official_name: Llandovery
UK place.welsh_name: Llanymddyfri
UK place.static_image_name: Llandovery, Carmarthenshire.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Monument to Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan at Llandovery
UK place.static_image_2_name: 150px
UK place.static_image_2_caption: Flag
UK place.label_position: left
UK place.os_grid_reference: SN763346
UK place.population: 1,985
UK place.population_ref: (Community, 2021)
UK place.community_wales: Llandovery
UK place.unitary_wales: Carmarthenshire
UK place.lieutenancy_wales: Dyfed
UK place.constituency_westminster: Caerfyrddin
UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
UK place.post_town: LLANDOVERY
UK place.postcode_district: SA20

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Llanymddyfri
Population: 2065
Image: Llandovery.jpg

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Commons category: Llandovery, Wales
OS grid reference: SN763346
postal code: SA20
P8168: Banská Štiavnica
P12749: Gordon Jennings

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Contents

History
Toponymy
Roman legacy
Norman and medieval castle
Welsh hero
Other history
Buildings
Education
Sport
Governance
Administrative history
Transport
Notable residents
Sport
Nearby places
References
External links

==History== ===Toponymy=== The name of the town derives from '''', meaning "church enclosure amid the waters", i.e. between the Tywi and the Afon Brân just upstream of their confluence. A smaller watercourse, the Bawddwr, runs through and under the town.