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Llanelli (UK Parliament constituency)

Llanelli is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1918 to 1970 the official spelling of the constituency name was Llanelly. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The Llanelli Welsh Assembly constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999.

Located at 51.7206, -4.22583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Parliamentary constituencies in South Wales, United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1918, Districts of Carmarthenshire, Llanelli

Llanelli (Assembly constituency)

Llanelli is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales. It elects one Assembly Member by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Located at 51.7206, -4.22583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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National Assembly for Wales constituencies in the Mid and West Wales electoral region, Llanelli, 1999 establishments in Wales, Constituencies established in 1999

Ffos Las

Ffos Las is a rural area between the villages of Carway and Trimsaran, north of the town of Llanelli in the Gwendraeth Valley in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The Ffos Las area is named after a farm which had existed at the site before mining operations began. The English translation of ffos las is blue ditch. Ffos Las was once the site of an open cast mining operation which operated between 1983 and 1997. At one time, it was the largest open cast mine in Europe and was 500ft deep.

Located at 51.7311, -4.23998 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Geography of Carmarthenshire

Ffos Las racecourse

The Ffos Las racecourse is a horse racing, equestrian sports and conferencing venue situated just off the B4317 road, opposite the Glyn Abbey Golf Club, in a rural area called Ffos Las between Trimsaran and Carway and is about 5 miles north of Llanelli. The Ffos Las racecourse was built at the site of an open cast coal mine after mining operations ceased.

Located at 51.7311, -4.23998 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sport in Carmarthenshire, Horse racing venues in Wales, Buildings and structures in Carmarthenshire, Sports venues completed in 2009, 2009 establishments in Wales

Pont-henri

Pont-Henri (or Ponthenri) is a small rural village in Wales, located in the centre of the Gwendraeth Valley, halfway between the towns of Carmarthen and Llanelli. Most of the village comes under the Parliamentary constituency of Llanelli and the jurisdiction of Llanelli Rural Council. The rest of the village is represented by Carmarthen East and Dinefwr constituency and Llangendeirne Community Council. The electoral boundary in Pont-Henri follows the course of the Gwendraeth Fawr river.

Located at 51.76, -4.202 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Villages in Carmarthenshire

Burry Port television relay station

The Burry Port television relay station was originally built in Spring 1983 as a relay for UHF analogue colour television. It consists of a 17 m self-supporting lattice mast standing on a hillside which is itself about 90 m above sea level. Currently, the transmitters cater for most of the digital terrestrial TV subscribers in the low-lying coastal town of Burry Port. The transmission station is owned and operated by Arqiva.

Located at 51.6948, -4.24478 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Transmitter sites in Wales, Wenvoe UHF 625-line Transmitter Group