Carmarthen (UK: /kərˈmɑːrðən/, local: /kɑːr-/; Welsh: Caerfyrddin [kairˈvərðɪn], 'Merlin's fort' or possibly 'Sea-town fort') is the county town of Carmarthenshire...
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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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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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Carmarthenshire (redirect from County of Carmarthen)
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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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 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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Duke of Leeds (redirect from Marquess Carmarthen)
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 West and South Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Gorllewin Caerfyrddin a De Sir Benfro) was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of...
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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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Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Welsh: Dwyrain Caerfyrddin a Dinefwr) was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom last...
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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 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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Darcy; 12 October 1754 – 27 January 1784), known as the Marchioness of Carmarthen from 1773–9, was a British peer and a Portuguese countess. She is best...
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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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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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Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds (redirect from Francis Godolphin Osborne, Marquess of Carmarthen)
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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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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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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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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Caerfyrddin (UK Parliament constituency) (redirect from Carmarthen District (UK Parliament constituency))
Caerfyrddin (Welsh: [kairˈvərðɪn]), also known as Carmarthen, is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, first contested at the 2024...
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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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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 was a borough constituency of the House of Commons in the English Parliament and later the UK Parliament. It existed between 1542 until 1832...
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The Carmarthen Weekly Reporter was a weekly liberal, English language newspaper, published in Carmarthen and distributed throughout South Wales. It contained...
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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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precarious and short lived balance between erstwhile opponents Halifax and Carmarthen, as William attempted to balance the Whigs to whom he owed his initial...
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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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Carmarthen Borough Council was a Welsh municipal body created by the 1835 Municipal Corporations Act which, at that time, replaced the ancient borough...
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Carmarthen Borough Council was a local authority created by the 1835 Municipal Corporations Act and replaced the ancient borough that had existed since...
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