Cilycwm (Cil-y-cwm)
Ward in Carmarthenshire, Wales
| Coordinates: | 52.035, -3.912 |
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| OS grid ref: | SN 68 39 |
| Dialling code: | 01550 (Llandovery) |
Cilycwm is a quiet rural ward in Carmarthenshire, tucked into the meanders of the River Towy and set among rolling farmland and wooded valley sides. The settlement is marked by a handsome old stone bridge and a parish church, and sits on the road between Llandovery and Llandeilo, giving it a pleasantly remote but accessible feel.
Locally the economy is largely agricultural with sheep and cattle farms, supplemented by small-scale tourism, walking and fishing; the area’s history is visible nearby in the Roman gold-mining remains at Dolaucothi. Community life is typical of west Wales - small, close-knit and with a notable Welsh-language presence - making it a place valued for landscape, heritage and quiet rural living.
Postcode districts covering Cilycwm
Most populated places nearby
- Llanelli Rural 24.4 miles
- Ammanford 17 miles
- Carmarthen 20.9 miles
- Ystalyfera 19.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cynwyl Gaeo Parish 2.5 miles
- Llanwrda Parish 3.6 miles
- Cilycwm Parish 3.7 miles
- Llansadwrn Parish 4.3 miles
- Llansawel Parish 4.9 miles
- Talley Parish 5.4 miles
- Llanycrwys Parish 5.4 miles
- Llandovery Built-up area 5.6 miles
- Myddfai Parish 7 miles
- Llanfair-ar-y-bryn Parish 7.3 miles
- Pencarreg Parish 7.8 miles
- Llanfair Clydogau Parish 7.8 miles
Example postcodes in Cilycwm
SA19 8BG, SA19 8LS, SA19 8UP, SA19 8RS, SA19 8PD, SA19 8NT, SA20 0TF, SA20 0ES, SA19 8LL … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 50.3 miles
- Bristol Airport 68.1 miles
- Llanwrda Railway Station 5.2 miles
- Llandovery Railway Station 5.4 miles
Hotels in Cilycwm Ad
Local points of interest
- Dolaucothi Estate 1.9 miles
- Dalaucothi Estate 2.6 miles
- Derry-Ormond Estate 10.3 miles
- Dinefwr Castle Estate 11.4 miles
- Llanllyr Priory Historic site 13.9 miles
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 16.6 miles
- Mynydd Eppynt Mountains 17.4 miles
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 17.9 miles
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 18.9 miles