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Historically a minor town, Llanelli grew significantly in the 18th and 19th centuries with the mining of coal and later tinplate and steelworks. It became such a significant regional producer of tin that it was referred to as "Tinopolis" by the latter half of the 19th century. The closure of coal mines and competition from overseas steel plants meant that Llanelli, like many other towns in South Wales, saw significant and sustained economic decline from the late 1970s.
Llanelli has hosted the National Eisteddfod five times: in 1895, 1903, 19301930 is the common year starting on Wednesday. see link for calendar) Events January-February January 6 The first diesel-engine automobile trip is completed ( Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York City). January 27 Miguel Primo de Rivera resigns January 30 G, 1962Events January January 1 Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand January 3 Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro January 4 New York City introduces a train that operates without a crew on-board January 8 Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is e, and 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri.
The Millennium Coastal Park, which spans 21 km (13 miles) of coastline from LoughorLoughor ( Welsh: Casllwchwr is a town in the City of Swansea, Wales. It lies on the estuary of the River Loughor. The town was home to a Roman fort, over which the Norman Loughor Castle was built in 1099. It later grew as a port, while in the early twenti to Pembrey , offers views of the Gower Peninsula and the opportunity for traffic-free cycling.
Pembrey Country Park is situated on the outskirts of Llanelli, and consists of about 200 ha (500 acres) of parkland. Cefn SidanCefn Sidan, roughly translated from Welsh, means "Satin Sands. This long sandy beach and its dunes form the outer edge of the Pembrey Burrows between Burry Port and Kidwelly, looking southwards over Carmarthen Bay. The sands were treacherous to sailing sh, a beachA beach or strand is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, shingle, or cobble along the shoreline of a body of water. Components Some geologists consider a beach to be just this shoreline feature of deposited material, bu within the park that has won the coveted Blue Flag award, is approximately 13 km (8 miles) long and half a mile to the sea at its narrowest at low tideThe tide is the regular rising and falling of the ocean's surface caused by changes in gravitational forces external to the Earth. The primary changing gravitational field is due to the Moon while the secondary field is caused by the Sun. Types of tides T. It also has a lifeguard patrolled area.
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Lattitude and Longitude: 51°41' North, 04°09' West (51.68, -4.16) ( World gazetteer)
Nearby towns and cities: Swansea
The town's name is often mispronounced by non-speakers of Welsh, particularly those from outside the UK. The "ll"s in the name are pronounced as lateral voiceless alveolar fricatives, a phoneme unfamiliar to most English-speakers. In England, where many people are aware that "ll" is not the same as "l" but are unable to pronounce it quite correctly, it is common to hear "Llanelli" approximated as "Clanethli".
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