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    Carmarthen (/kɑːrˈmɑːrðən/, RP: /kəˈmɑːðən/; Welsh: Caerfyrddin [kairˈvərðɪn], "Merlin's fort" or "Sea-town fort") is the county town of Carmarthenshire...
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    south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. The county...
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  • Carmarthen East and Dinefwr may refer to either of two constituencies in Wales that were originally geographically identical: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr...
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  • 1878 Carmarthen Boroughs by-election 1882 Carmarthen Boroughs by-election 1924 Carmarthen by-election 1928 Carmarthen by-election 1941 Carmarthen by-election...
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  • Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire may refer to: Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency) Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire...
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  • Commonalty of the Borough of Carmarthen were established by a royal charter of 1604. The Mayorship was transferred in 1835 to Carmarthen Borough Council, and...
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  • Carmarthen Borough Council was a local authority created by the 1835 Municipal Corporations Act and replced the ancient borough that had existed since...
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    created in 1694 for the prominent statesman Thomas Osborne, 1st Marquess of Carmarthen, who had been one of the Immortal Seven in the Revolution of 1688. He...
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    Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Welsh: Dwyrain Caerfyrddin a Dinefwr) is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom represented...
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    until it was divided in 1885 whereupon the town was located in the East Carmarthen constituency which was held until its abolition in 1918 by the Liberal...
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    Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Gorllewin Caerfyrddin a De Sir Benfro) is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the...
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    Borough of Carmarthen established by a Royal Charter of 1604. The authority covered the electoral wards of Carmarthen Town North, Carmarthen Town South...
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  • Carmarthen Town Association Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Caerfyrddin) is a Welsh semi-professional football club based in Carmarthen. The...
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    Carmarthen Bay (Welsh: Bae Caerfyrddin) is an inlet of the South Wales coast, including notable beaches such as Pendine Sands and Cefn Sidan sands. Carmarthen...
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  • Carmarthen Priory, now virtually disappeared, was a monastic settlement which pre-dated the Norman Conquest. It was dedicated to St John the Evangelist...
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  • The 1966 Carmarthen by-election, was held in Carmarthen, Wales, on 14 July 1966. The contest was significant in that it resulted in the election of Gwynfor...
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    The Carmarthen Journal is a newspaper founded in 1810 in Wales and now based in Carmarthen, the county town of Carmarthenshire, Wales. The building housing...
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    Carmarthen Castle (Welsh: Castell Caerfyrddin) is a ruined castle in Carmarthen, West Wales, UK. First built by Walter, Sheriff of Gloucester in the early...
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    version of the name, Carmarthen. It was named Carmarthen Boroughs from 1832 to 1918; between 1997 and 2024 it was divided between Carmarthen East and Dinefwr...
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    The Black Book of Carmarthen (Welsh: Llyfr Du Caerfyrddin) is thought to be the earliest surviving manuscript written solely in Welsh. The book dates from...
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  • region. Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen) will be a new seat at the next election, replacing Carmarthen East and Dinefwr and Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire...
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    Amelia Osborne, Marchioness of Carmarthen, 12th Baroness Darcy de Knayth, 9th Baroness Conyers, 5th Countess of Mértola (née Darcy; 12 October 1754 – 27...
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    Merlin's Oak (redirect from Carmarthen Oak)
    pedunculate oak that once stood on the corner of Oak Lane and Priory Street in Carmarthen, South Wales. Merlin's Oak is associated with the legend of Merlin in...
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  • The Carmarthen Deanery is a Roman Catholic deanery in the Diocese of Menevia that covers several churches in Carmarthenshire and the surrounding area....
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    Leeds, KG, PC (29 January 1751 – 31 January 1799), styled Marquess of Carmarthen until 1789, was a British politician. He notably served as Foreign Secretary...
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  • sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Carmarthen ministry" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2007)...
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  • office of Sheriff of Carmarthen dates back to 1223 when a writ of Henry II of England was addressed to the joint Sheriff of Carmarthen and Cardigan. A Royal...
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    Carmarthen Guildhall (Welsh: Neuadd y Dref Caerfyrddin) is a municipal structure in Guildhall Square, Carmarthen, Wales. The guildhall, which was the headquarters...
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    Queen Elizabeth High School is a comprehensive school for Carmarthen town and its surrounding areas. The school was formed in September 2005 by the joining...
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  • Carmarthen Quins Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi Cwins Caerfyrddin) are one of two Welsh rugby union clubs based in Carmarthen in West Wales, the...
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