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Carmarthenshire is a county in the south-west of Wales. It covers an area of 2,370 km (920 sq mi). In 2021 the population was approximately 188,200.

The Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales was established in 2002 and given statutory status in 2022. It is administered by Cadw, the historic environment agency of the Welsh Government. Elisabeth Whittle described Cadw as having a "somewhat special and guiding role" in the preservation of historic parks and gardens, since they are "an integral part of Welsh archaeological and architectural heritage". The register includes just under 400 sites, ranging from gardens of private houses, to cemeteries and public parks. Parks and gardens are listed at one of three grades, matching the grading system used for listed buildings. Grade I is the highest grade, for sites of exceptional interest; Grade II*, the next highest, denotes parks and gardens of great quality; while Grade II denotes sites of special interest.

There are 19 registered parks and gardens in Carmarthenshire. One is listed at Grade I, four at Grade II*, and 14 at Grade II.

Key

List of parks and gardens

List of parks and gardens

Name	Location Grid Ref. Geo-coordinates	Date Listed	Description / Notes	Grade	Reference Number	Image
Aberglasney	Llangathen SN5802322163 51°52′46″N 4°03′46″W / 51.879493°N 4.062881°W / 51.879493; -4.062881 (Aberglasney)	1 February 2022	Country house garden The most important feature is the early seventeenth-century arcaded court and raised walk to the west of the grade II* listed house. There is also a coach house, two walled gardens, a pond garden and areas of woodland.	II*	PGW(Dy)5(CAM)
Bishop's Palace, Abergwili	Abergwili SN4416320944 51°51′53″N 4°15′49″W / 51.86484°N 4.26354°W / 51.86484; -4.26354 (Bishop's Palace, Abergwili)	1 February 2022	Park and gardens The former Bishop’s Palace, now a museum, is within a triangular area of informal garden in the north-west of the grounds. An area of parkland separates the gardens from the Bishop's Pond, a large oxbox lake, that occupies the eastern section of the site.	II	PGW(Dy)59(CAM)
Derwydd	Llandybie SN6130517910 51°50′32″N 4°00′49″W / 51.842105°N 4.013511°W / 51.842105; -4.013511 (Derwydd)	1 February 2022	Country house garden and kitchen garden A late nineteenth-century garden laid out with terracing to the east and south-east of the house. The walled garden to the north of the house occupies the site of an earlier terraced garden. The woodland area, which includes a Gorsedd circle, was created 1887–1906.	II	PGW(Dy)6(CAM)
Dolaucothi	Cynwyl Gaeo SN6612040681 52°02′53″N 3°57′09″W / 52.047918°N 3.952517°W / 52.047918; -3.952517 (Dolaucothi)	1 February 2022	Park and country house garden The remains of the gardens lie around the site of the mansion, and the park is mainly to the south and south-west of this. The Afon Cothi passes east-west through the site.	II	PGW(Dy)7(CAM)
Edwinsford	Talley SN6270934454 51°59′28″N 3°59′59″W / 51.991124°N 3.999742°W / 51.991124; -3.999742 (Edwinsford)	1 February 2022	Park and gardens The eastern side of the site is woodland and parkland. To the west is the now derelict house around which was a formal pleasure garden. To the north of the house are the home farm buildings (the hamlet of Edwinsford) and the walled garden which probably dates to the early nineteenth century.	II	PGW(Dy)8(CAM)
Glynhir	Llandybie SN6377415007 51°49′00″N 3°58′36″W / 51.816628°N 3.976552°W / 51.816628; -3.976552 (Glynhir)	1 February 2022	Park and gardens The grounds, with their parkland, gardens and pleasure grounds, were mostly laid out in the early to mid-nineteenth century. The woodland garden with picturesque woodland walks is possibly earlier. There are several listed buildings including the mansion house, a dovecote, an ice house and the walled orchard.	II	PGW(Dy)9(CAM)
Golden Grove	Llanfihangel Aberbythych SN5977319929 51°51′36″N 4°02′12″W / 51.859863°N 4.036553°W / 51.859863; -4.036553 (Golden Grove)	1 February 2022	Park and gardens The late Georgian mansion of Golden Grove and its surrounding gardens lie within extensive parkland. The walled garden to the north of the house is on the site of an earlier house.	II*	PGW(Dy)10(CAM)
Laugharne Castle & Castle House	Laugharne Township SN3014910821 51°46′11″N 4°27′43″W / 51.769809°N 4.461939°W / 51.769809; -4.461939 (Laugharne Castle & Castle House)	1 February 2022	Garden The garden of Castle House remains private, but the gardens within the picturesque ruins of the medieval castle are open to the public. Restored in the 1990s to a layout based on that of the early nineteenth-century.	II	PGW(Dy)2(CAM)
Llanmiloe House	Llanddowror SN2475108795 51°45′00″N 4°32′21″W / 51.749947°N 4.539083°W / 51.749947; -4.539083 (Llanmiloe House)	1 February 2022	Country house garden The present house was built in 1720 but has since been extensively modified. The gardens were redesigned when the house was extended in the early twentieth century.	II	PGW(Dy)1(CAM)
Llechdwnni	Llandyfaelog SN4273110141 51°46′03″N 4°16′46″W / 51.767377°N 4.279414°W / 51.767377; -4.279414 (Llechdwnni)	1 February 2022	Country house garden A seventeenth-century walled garden with a formal pool and a long terrace with gazebos.	II	PGW(Dy)21(CAM)
Llwynywormwood	Myddfai SN7697431914 51°58′18″N 3°47′28″W / 51.971643°N 3.791163°W / 51.971643; -3.791163 (Llwynywormwood)	1 February 2022	Park and walled garden The estate covers around 62 acres (25 ha) of park and woodland. To the south of the farmstead and nearby ruined mansion is an early-nineteenth century walled garden.	II	PGW(Dy)71(CAM)
Maesycrugiau Hall	Llanllwni SN4775140659 52°02′35″N 4°13′13″W / 52.042978°N 4.22021°W / 52.042978; -4.22021 (Maesycrugiau Hall)	1 February 2022	Country house garden The gardens are contemporary with the Tudor Gothic style country house (built 1903–1905) and appear to incorporate a wall of the previous house destroyed by fire in 1902.	II	PGW(Dy)3(CAM)
Middleton Hall	Llanarthney SN5250518108 51°50′30″N 4°08′29″W / 51.841628°N 4.141256°W / 51.841628; -4.141256 (Middleton Hall)	1 February 2022	Gardens The landscaped park was laid out in late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. The walled kitchen garden and the sites of the pleasure garden and the house (built 1799, demolished in 1951 following a fire in 1931) are now part of the National Botanic Garden of Wales. The large elliptical glasshouse was constructed between 1995 and 2000.	II*	PGW(Dy)4(CAM)
Pantglas	Llanfynydd SN5481325793 51°54′41″N 4°06′40″W / 51.91129°N 4.111011°W / 51.91129; -4.111011 (Pantglas)	1 February 2022	Gardens The Italianate mansion of c. 1853 (demolished in 1988 apart from the entrance tower) was surrounded by around 26 acres (11 ha) of woodland and garden, including a walled garden and a lake with central island.	II	PGW(Dy)11(CAM)
Parc Howard	Llanelli SN5065701256 51°41′23″N 4°09′39″W / 51.68971°N 4.160829°W / 51.68971; -4.160829 (Parc Howard)	1 February 2022	Public park and gardens The Italianate mansion and its grounds were donated to town of Llanelli by Sir Stafford and Lady Howard. The gardens were transformed into a public park which opened in 1912.	II	PGW(Dy)14(CAM)
Paxton's Tower	Llanarthney SN5404619190 51°51′06″N 4°07′10″W / 51.851755°N 4.11936°W / 51.851755; -4.11936 (Paxton's Tower)	1 February 2022	Folly A triangular folly tower built in 1805–1809 for William Paxton and overlooking his estate of Middleton Hall. The tower, which is dedicated to Lord Nelson, occupies the open, grassy summit of an escarpment.	II*	PGW(Dy)49(CAM)
Plas Dinefwr	Llangathen SN6146222554 51°53′02″N 4°00′47″W / 51.883872°N 4.013096°W / 51.883872; -4.013096 (Plas Dinefwr)	1 February 2022	Park and gardens An eighteenth-century landscaped park with a small formal garden and walled gardens. Within the grounds are the scheduled monuments of the remains of a medieval castle and the site of two Roman forts.	I	PGW(Dy)12(CAM)
Stradey Castle	Llanelli Rural SN4899301446 51°41′27″N 4°11′06″W / 51.690972°N 4.184965°W / 51.690972; -4.184965 (Stradey Castle)	1 February 2022	Park and gardens The parkland was probably enclosed by the seventeenth century and the walled garden is associated with the house of that period. This house was demolished before the building of the new mansion (c. 1850), with its formal terraced garden, located about 350 m (1,150 ft) to the north-east. The site of the old house has been turned into a woodland garden.	II	PGW(Dy)15(CAM)
Taliaris	Manordeilo and Salem SN6379027864 51°55′56″N 3°58′53″W / 51.932167°N 3.981394°W / 51.932167; -3.981394 (Taliaris)	1 February 2022	Park and country house garden Formal gardens surround the house and walled gardens lie to its south-east. In an area of forestry to the north of the house is Llyn Taliaris, a kidney-shaped lake. The parks and gardens are thought to have originated in the mid-eighteenth century and their layout is largely unchanged since the mid-nineteenth century.	II	PGW(Dy)13(CAM)

See also

• Scheduled monuments in Carmarthenshire
• Grade I listed buildings in Carmarthenshire
• Grade II* listed buildings in Carmarthenshire

Notes

1. Sometimes known as OSGB36, the grid reference is based on the British national grid reference system used by the Ordnance Survey.

References

1. "Carmarthenshire - Population Density (QS102EW)". UKCensusdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
2. "Labour Market Profile - Carmarthenshire". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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7. "Aberglasney Garden, Llangathen (266159)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
8. Cadw. "Aberglasney (PGW(Dy)5(CAM))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
9. "Bishops Palace Parkland, Abergwili (700124)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
10. "Bishops Palace Walled Garden, Abergwili (700125)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
11. "Bishops Palace Grounds and Gardens, Abergwili (266142)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
12. Cadw. "Bishop's Palace, Abergwili (PGW(Dy)59(CAM))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
13. "Derwydd Gardens and Grounds, Llandybie (86150)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
14. "Derwydd Walled Garden, Llandybie (700230)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
15. Cadw. "Derwydd (PGW(Dy)6(CAM))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
16. "Dolaucothi Parkland Landscape, Pumsaint (700137)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
17. "Dolaucothi Park Gardens, Pumsaint (86151)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
18. Cadw. "Dolaucothi (PGW(Dy)7(CAM))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
19. "Edwinsford Park, Talley (700055)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
20. "Edwinsford Garden, Talley (266173)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
21. "Edwinsford Walled Garden, Talley (700056)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
22. Cadw. "Edwinsford (PGW(Dy)8(CAM))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
23. "Glynhir Park, Llandybie (700005)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
24. "Glynhir, Garden, Llandybie (86160)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
25. "Glynhir Park Walled Garden, Llandybïe (700006)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
26. Cadw. "Glynhir (PGW(Dy)9(CAM))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
27. "Golden Grove Park, Llandeilo (700064)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
28. "Golden Grove Garden, Llandeilo (86163)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
29. "Golden Grove, Old House Walled Garden (700065)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
30. Cadw. "Golden Grove (PGW(Dy)10(CAM))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
31. "Laugharne Castle Gardens (79039)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
32. Cadw. "Laugharne Castle & Castle House (PGW(Dy)2(CAM))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
33. Cadw. "Llanmiloe House (PGW(Dy)1(CAM))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
34. "Llechdwnni Garden, Llandyfaelog (79042)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
35. Cadw. "Llechdwnni (PGW(Dy)21(CAM))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
36. "Llwynywormwood Park, Myddfai (86169)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
37. "Llwynwormwood Walled Garden, Myddfai (700106)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
38. Cadw. "Llwynywormwood (PGW(Dy)71(CAM))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
39. "Maesycrugiau Gardens, Llanllwni (86174)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
40. Cadw. "Maesycrugiau Hall (PGW(Dy)3(CAM))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
41. Cadw. "Maesycrugiau Manor (67)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
42. "Middleton Hall Park, Grounds and Gardens (The National Botanic Garden of Wales) (86175)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
43. Cadw. "Middleton Hall (PGW(Dy)4(CAM))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
44. "Middleton Hall, Llanarthne (Demolished) (17569)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
45. "The Great Glasshouse, The National Botanic Garden of Wales (307111)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
46. "Pantglas Hall Garden and Grounds, Llanfynydd (86177)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
47. "Pantglas Hall Walled Garden, Llanfynydd (700047)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
48. Cadw. "Pantglas (PGW(Dy)11(CAM))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
49. Cadw. "Former entrance tower to Pantglas, including attached remains of house (11144)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
50. "Parc Howard Gardens, Llanelli (125271)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
51. Cadw. "Parc Howard (PGW(Dy)14(CAM))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
52. "Nelson's Monument, near Middleton Hall (32666)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
53. Cadw. "Paxton's Tower (PGW(Dy)49(CAM))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
54. "Dynefor Castle;Dinefwr Park;Plas Dinefwr, Park, Grounds and Gardens, Llandeilo (266170)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
55. "Dynefwr Castle formal gardens; Newton House Formal Gardens (23038)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
56. Cadw. "Plas Dinefwr (PGW(Dy)12(CAM))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
57. Cadw. "Old Dynefwr Castle (CM029)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
58. Cadw. "Dinefwr Park Roman Forts (CM367)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
59. "Stradey Castle Park, Llanelli (700176)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
60. "Stradey Castle Garden, Llanelli (266128)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
61. "Stradey Castle Kitchen Garden, Llanelli (700177)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
62. "Stradey Castle 'Wilderness' Woodland Garden, Llanelli (700178)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
63. Cadw. "Stradey Castle (PGW(Dy)15(CAM))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
64. "Taliaris Park, Salem (700045)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
65. "Plas Taliaris Garden, Salem (86187)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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Bibliography

• Whittle, Elisabeth (1992). The Historic Gardens of Wales: An Introduction to Parks and Gardens in the History of Wales. Cardiff: Cadw. ISBN 978-0-117-01578-4.

v t e Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
Anglesey Blaenau Gwent Bridgend Caerphilly Cardiff Carmarthenshire Ceredigion Conwy Denbighshire Flintshire Gwynedd Merthyr Tydfil Monmouthshire Neath Port Talbot Newport Pembrokeshire Powys Rhondda Cynon Taf Swansea Torfaen Vale of Glamorgan Wrexham
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v t e Carmarthenshire
Principal settlements	Ammanford Burry Port Carmarthen Kidwelly Laugharne Llanelli Llandeilo Newcastle Emlyn Llandovery Llanybydder St Clears Whitland
Towns and villages	Aber-arad Aber-giar Abergorlech Abergwili Abernant Alltwalis Ammanford Bancyfelin Bethlehem Betws Brechfa Bronwydd Brynamman Burry Port Caio Carmarthen Cefneithin Cenarth Cross Hands Cwmamman Dafen Eglwyscummin Ffarmers Ffaldybrenin Felinfoel Ferryside Five Roads Garnant Glanamman Gwynfe Horeb Kidwelly Llandeilo Llandovery Llandybie Llanelli Llanfihangel-ar-Arth Llanfynydd Llangain Llangennech Llangyndeyrn Llanllwch Llanllwni Llanpumsaint Llansawel Llansteffan Llanwrda Llwynhendy Manordeilo Myddfai Nantgaredig Newcastle Emlyn New Inn Pantyffynnon Pemberton Pembrey Pencader Pendine Peniel Pontarsais Pontyberem Pumsaint Rhydargaeau Rhydcymerau Sandy St Clears Talley Trelech
Buildings and structures	Listed buildings Grade I Grade II* Scheduled Monuments Registered parks and gardens Castles Carmarthen Carreg Cennen Dinefwr Dryslwyn Kidwelly Laugharne Llandovery Llansteffan
Rivers	River Cywyn River Loughor River Taff River Teifi River Towy
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