Foelgastell
Built-up area in Carmarthenshire, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.812, -4.112 |
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| OS grid ref: | SN 54 14 |
| Dialling code: | 01269 (Ammanford) |
Foelgastell is a small rural settlement in Carmarthenshire, in south‑west Wales, set among rolling fields, hedgerows and small pockets of woodland. It sits on quiet lanes with views across a largely agricultural landscape and offers the kind of dispersed, low‑density settlement pattern typical of this part of Wales.
Locally there is a strong Welsh cultural feel, with farming traditions, community‑led events and the kind of chapel and village‑hall life that still anchors many small places here. Economically agriculture remains important while a number of residents commute to larger towns for work; historically the area is defined by long‑standing farmsteads and field patterns, and socially it tends to be a tight‑knit community adapting slowly as services centralise.
Postcode districts covering Foelgastell
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 14.5 miles
- Llanelli 8.7 miles
- Llanelli Rural 7 miles
- Neath 16.1 miles
- Briton Ferry 17.8 miles
- Ammanford 5.8 miles
- Maesteg 23.8 miles
- Gorseinon 10.3 miles
- Carmarthen 9.2 miles
- Ystalyfera 14.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Gorslas Parish 0.2 miles
- Cefneithin Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Tumble Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Llanddarog Parish 2 miles
- Pen-y-groes and Gorslas Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Penygroes Ward 2.9 miles
- Llanarthney Parish 3.2 miles
- Llanfihangel Aberbythych Parish 3.4 miles
- Pontyberem Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Blaenau and Cae'r-bryn Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Bancffosfelen Built-up area 3.9 miles
- Saron Built-up area 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Foelgastell
SA14 7AQ, SA14 7EE, SA14 7EH, SA14 7EL, SA14 7EF, SA14 7EW, SA14 7ER, SA14 7EQ, SA14 7DW … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 43.7 miles
- Bristol Airport 66.7 miles
- Llandybie Railway Station 4.7 miles
- Ammanford Railway Station 5 miles
Hotels near Foelgastell Ad
- The Plough Inn 4 8.2 miles
- The Cawdor 4 7.1 miles
- Spilman Hotel 3 8.8 miles
- Ty Mawr Country Hotel 5 9.7 miles
- The Rose and Crown Hotel 9 miles
- The Diplomat Hotel Restaurant & Spa 4 8.2 miles
- Falcon Hotel 3 9 miles
- Sessile Oak, Llanelli by Marston's Inns 9.3 miles
- The Ivy Bush Royal Hotel by Compass Hospitality 3 8.7 miles
Local points of interest
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 2.5 miles
- Dinefwr Castle Estate 6.4 miles
- Ffos Las Racecourse Recreation 7.8 miles
- Richmond Park Stadium 8.8 miles
- Llanelli FC Stadium 9 miles
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 9 miles
- Towyn Burrows Hill 12.2 miles
- Pembrey Forest Forest 12.6 miles
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 14 miles
- The Egypt Center Museum 15.1 miles
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 15.3 miles
- St. Clears FC Stadium 16.3 miles