Pen-y-groes and Gorslas
Built-up area in Carmarthenshire, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.801, -4.064 |
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| OS grid ref: | SN 57 13 |
| Dialling code: | 01269 (Ammanford) |
Pen-y-groes and Gorslas sit in the rolling farmland of Carmarthenshire in south‑west Wales, close to Cross Hands and Ammanford. The settlements grew around agriculture and the coal and tinplate industries of the 19th and early 20th centuries, and today their setting of gentle valleys and lanes still hints at that industrial past while remaining largely rural and residential.
Both villages have a strong local identity and a lively community life - Welsh remains widely spoken, local halls and chapels play an active role, and village pubs and clubs help bind people together. Economically they combine small businesses and commuting links to nearby towns such as Llanelli and Carmarthen, with easy access to countryside walks and a quieter side of Carmarthenshire life.
Postcode districts covering Pen-y-groes and Gorslas
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 12.9 miles
- Llanelli 8.4 miles
- Llanelli Rural 7.1 miles
- Neath 14 miles
- Briton Ferry 15.9 miles
- Ammanford 3.6 miles
- Maesteg 21.7 miles
- Gorseinon 9.2 miles
- Carmarthen 11.3 miles
- Ystalyfera 11.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Penygroes Ward 0.8 miles
- Cefneithin Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Blaenau and Cae'r-bryn Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Saron Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Gorslas Parish 2 miles
- Tycroes and Capel Hendre Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Foelgastell Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Penybanc Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Tumble Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Llandybie Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Llanfihangel Aberbythych Parish 3 miles
- Tycroes Ward 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Pen-y-groes and Gorslas
SA14 7NN, SA14 6RN, SA14 7HT, SA14 7RY, SA14 7RG, SA14 7LL, SA14 7NT, SA14 6RL, SA14 6EG … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 41.7 miles
- Bristol Airport 64.6 miles
- Ammanford Railway Station 2.9 miles
- Llandybie Railway Station 2.9 miles
Hotels near Pen-y-groes and Gorslas Ad
- The Plough Inn 4 7.6 miles
- The Cawdor 4 6.5 miles
- The Diplomat Hotel Restaurant & Spa 4 8.2 miles
- Sessile Oak, Llanelli by Marston's Inns 8.9 miles
Schools in Pen-y-groes and Gorslas
- Gorslas Primary
- Ysgol Gymraeg Penygroes Primary
Local points of interest
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 4.5 miles
- Dinefwr Castle Estate 6.1 miles
- Llanelli FC Stadium 8.8 miles
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 8.8 miles
- Ffos Las Racecourse Recreation 8.9 miles
- Richmond Park Stadium 11 miles
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 12.3 miles
- Towyn Burrows Hill 13.4 miles
- The Egypt Center Museum 13.7 miles
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 13.7 miles
- Pembrey Forest Forest 13.8 miles
- The Gnoll Stadium 14.8 miles