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Llandovery in General

Newest Review: ... effect his ignorance of agriculture is having on the town). Situated on the A40, the main route into West Wales it was once a thriving town, with well over 20 pubs. For a population of just under 2,000 that's not bad-just think about it! Now, (unfortunately) this has decreased to just 11. Of all the pubs in the town I would a recommend a visit to the Red Lion (mentioned in the good pub guide), a unique pub and I doubt you would ever come across anything like it again in your life. If you go there you'll see what I mean! But, there is more to Llandovery than just pubs-there's rugby. Llandovery are actually in the second div... more

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Llandovery in General: Llandovery-you have to read on (375 words)
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With a population of about 1880 people most people would actually class it as a village, but here in the sticks of Wales we actually class it as a town. To be more precise, it is a market town at the foot of the Cambrian mountains in south-west Wales. It lies in the county of Carmarthenshire. Llandovery is in a rural area where agriculture is the main life blood of the town. Without it there wouldn't be a town (I wish Tony Blair would visit just to see the devastating effect his ignorance of agriculture is having on the town). Situated on the A40, the main route into West Wales it was once a thriving town, with well over 20 pubs. For a ... Read the complete review