13 Facts About Llanelli

Beginnings of Llanelli can be found on the lands of present-day Parc Howard.

Llanelli was industrialised in the early 19th century as the global centre for tinplate production.

Llanelli hosted the National Eisteddfod six times between 1895 and 2014.

However, the area around Llanelli is a Welsh stronghold, in which 56 per cent do so in communities such as Llwynhendy and Burry Port.

In 1991 Llanelli was a distinct travel to work area, but a 2001-based revision has merged it into a wider one of Swansea Bay.

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Llanelli had seven other Independent chapels, namely Tabernacle, Lloyd Street, Siloah, Soar, Ebenezer, Dock Chapel, and Park Church.

Many rugby clubs have notable scalps collected from touring international sides, but on 31 October 1972, Llanelli claimed perhaps the greatest by beating the New Zealand All Blacks.

Llanelli is the birthplace and home of Terry Griffiths OBE, snooker world champion in 1979 and runner up in 1988.

Llanelli is home to Tinopolis, one of Britain's largest independent media producers.

Llanelli is linked with the M4 motorway via the A4138 and with Swansea via the Loughor Bridge on the A484.

Llanelli is connected to the National Cycle Network from the north on NCR 43, and along the coast from the east and west on NCR 4.

Llanelli is in the Llanelli parliamentary constituency, currently represented by the Labour party member Nia Griffith Member of Parliament, and by the Senedd constituency of Labour's Lee Waters MS.

Community of Llanelli is bordered by those of Llanelli Rural, Llanrhidian Higher and Llanrhidian Lower, the last two being in the City and County of Swansea.