Garnant

Garnant

infobox UK place
country = Wales
welsh_name=Garnant
constituency_welsh_assembly=Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
official_name= Garnant
unitary_wales= Carmarthenshire
lieutenancy_wales= Dyfed
constituency_westminster= Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
post_town= AMMANFORD
postcode_district = SA18
postcode_area= SA
dial_code= 01269
os_grid_reference= SN687130
latitude= 51.733
longitude= -03.900
map_type=
population=

Garnant is a village in Carmarthenshire, West Wales about 5 miles east of Ammanford on the A474 road.

During the early part of the 20th century it was the site of a tinplate works and several anthracite coal mines. It lies on the edge of the Black Mountain, in the westernmost part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. It has a public golf club and a new primary school and junior school. Poor planning of the latter is blamed by local residents for flooding problems.

Famous people from Garnant

*John Cale musician, songwriter, record producer and founding member of the Velvet Underground.
*Jack 'Tex' Evans Ice Hockey player and coach in the NHL.
*Hywel Bennett actor.
*Steve Hamer musician/drummer, of now defunct Carmarthen based RnB poseurs band The Extras. Cousin of Dave Evans (singer) (Dave 'Monkey Boy' Evans)original singer of Australian heavy rockers AC/DC.

External links

* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=2764364 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Garnant and surrounding area]


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