10 Facts About Carmarthen

When Britannia was a Roman province, Carmarthen was the civitas capital of the Demetae tribe, known as Moridunum.

The strategic importance of Carmarthen caused the Norman William fitz Baldwin to build a castle there, probably about 1094.

Carmarthen was made a county corporate by a charter of James I in 1604.

Carmarthen was then created Duke of Leeds in 1694, and Marquess of Carmarthen became the courtesy title for the Duke's heir apparent until the Dukedom became extinct on the death of the 12th Duke in 1964.

Carmarthen was the grandson of Robert Spurrell, a Bath schoolmaster, who printed the city's first book, The Elements of Chronology in 1730.

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Carmarthen gaol, designed by John Nash, was in use from about the year 1789 until its demolition in 1922.

Carmarthen was named as one of the best places to live in Wales in 2017.

From 1832, Carmarthen shared the borough member with Llanelli, which ultimately became dominant due to its larger population.

Carmarthen has several notable nonconformist chapels, some of which date back to the 18th century or earlier.

Carmarthen is a stop on the Eurolines bus route 890, linking London with a number of cities and towns in Munster and South Leinster in Ireland.