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 miles39.3 km
- Ammanford 17 miles27.4 km
- Carmarthen 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Ystalyfera 19.6 miles31.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Cynwyl Gaeo Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Llanwrda Parish 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Cilycwm Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Llansadwrn Parish 4.3 miles6.8 km
- Llansawel Parish 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Talley Parish 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Llanycrwys Parish 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Llandovery Built-up area 5.6 miles9 km
- Myddfai Parish 7 miles11.2 km
- Llanfair-ar-y-bryn Parish 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Pencarreg Parish 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Llanfair Clydogau Parish 7.8 miles12.6 km
Example postcodes in Cilycwm
SA19 8HQ, SA19 8RH, SA19 8LR, SA19 8PH, SA19 8RS, SA20 0UD, SA20 0PE, SA19 8DN, SA19 8AA … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 50.3 miles81 km
- Bristol Airport 68.1 miles109.6 km
- Llanwrda Railway Station 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Llandovery Railway Station 5.4 miles8.6 km
Hotels near Cilycwm Ad
- The Plough Inn 4 9.9 miles16 km
- The Bear Inn 5.6 miles9.1 km
- The Falcondale at Lampeter 4 9.8 miles15.8 km
- The Black Lion Royal Hotel 9 miles14.5 km
Local points of interest
- Dolaucothi Estate 1.9 miles3 km
- Dalaucothi Estate 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Derry-Ormond Estate 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Dinefwr Castle Estate 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Llanllyr Priory Historic site 13.9 miles22.4 km
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 16.6 miles26.8 km
- Mynydd Eppynt Mountains 17.4 miles28.1 km
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 18.9 miles30.5 km