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 Llansteffan viewed from Ferryside | |
  LlansteffanLocation within Carmarthenshire | |
| Population | 941 |
| OS grid reference | SN355105 |
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| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARMARTHEN |
| Postcode district | SA33 |
| Dialling code | 01267 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
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| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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Llansteffan, also anglicized as Llan- or Lanstephan, is a village and a community situated on the south coast of Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Tywi, 7 miles (11 km) south of Carmarthen.
The community is bordered by the communities of: Laugharne Township; Llangynog; Llangain; St Ishmael; and Pembrey and Burry Port Town.
Llansteffan means "parish of Saint Stephen", but honours a 6th-century Welsh associate of Saint Teilo rather than the more widely known protomartyr.
The parish of Llansteffan consists of two distinct villages with separate churches: Llansteffan by the estuary and Llanybri inland on the hilltop. St Ystyffan's church is a grade II* listed building. Between the castle and village sits Plas Llanstephan, Lord Kylsant's former residence, which is also a grade II* listed building
Castle
Main article: Llansteffan Castle
Llansteffan Castle, built by the Normans in the 12th century and granted to the Marmion family, stands above the village on a promontory commanding the estuary passage. Located between the ferry crossing-points of the Tywi and Tâf rivers, Llansteffan was an important staging post on the Normans' coastal route from Glamorgan via Kidwelly to Pembroke.
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches north from Llansteffan with a total population of 2,006.
Notable natives
- Dylan Thomas had strong family links to Llansteffan. The triangle formed by Llangynog, Llangain and Llansteffan constitutes Thomas' "breeding-box valley", as he once put it. His mother's family, the Williamses, lived in the triangle, in farms such as Waunfwlchan, Llwyngwyn, Maesgwyn and Penycoed.
- Osi Rhys Osmond, artist, lived in Llansteffan, where he died on 6 March 2015 aged 71, after a long battle with cancer.
See also
References
- "Community population 2011". Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- "Church of St Ystyffan, Llansteffan". British Listed buildings. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- "Y Plas, Llansteffan". British Listed buildings. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- Dylan Remembered 1914-34 vol 1 by D N Thomas, Seren 2003
External links