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 miles23.3 km
- Llanelli 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Llanelli Rural 7 miles11.2 km
- Neath 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Briton Ferry 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Ammanford 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Maesteg 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Gorseinon 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Carmarthen 9.2 miles14.7 km
- Ystalyfera 14.1 miles22.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Gorslas Parish 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Cefneithin Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Tumble Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Llanddarog Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Pen-y-groes and Gorslas Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Penygroes Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Llanarthney Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Llanfihangel Aberbythych Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Pontyberem Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Blaenau and Cae'r-bryn Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Bancffosfelen Built-up area 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Saron Built-up area 3.9 miles6.2 km
Example postcodes in Foelgastell
SA14 7EE, SA14 7EF, SA14 7AQ, SA14 7DW, SA14 7EW, SA14 7ER, SA14 7EL, SA14 7EX, SA14 7EQ … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 43.7 miles70.4 km
- Bristol Airport 66.7 miles107.4 km
- Llandybie Railway Station 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Ammanford Railway Station 5 miles8.1 km
Hotels near Foelgastell Ad
- The Plough Inn 4 8.2 miles13.1 km
- The Cawdor 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Spilman Hotel 3 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Ty Mawr Country Hotel 5 9.7 miles15.6 km
- The Rose and Crown Hotel 9 miles14.5 km
- The Diplomat Hotel Restaurant & Spa 4 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Falcon Hotel 3 9 miles14.5 km
- Sessile Oak, Llanelli by Marston's Inns 9.3 miles15 km
- The Ivy Bush Royal Hotel by Compass Hospitality 3 8.7 miles14.1 km
Local points of interest
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Dinefwr Castle Estate 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Ffos Las Racecourse Recreation 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Richmond Park Stadium 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Llanelli FC Stadium 9 miles14.4 km
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 9 miles14.5 km
- Towyn Burrows Hill 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Pembrey Forest Forest 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 14 miles22.5 km
- The Egypt Center Museum 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 15.3 miles24.7 km
- St. Clears FC Stadium 16.3 miles26.2 km