| The town of Llanelli - Carmarthenshire is located in | | | | such as steel and tinplate processing began to take |
| the county of Carmarthenshire in Wales. This large | | | | shape. The LMM Railway was responsible for |
| town is situated along the Loughor estuary on the | | | | sponsoring the steel and tinplate industries. |
| coast of western side of Wales. You can reach the | | | | As coal supplies grew, the tin processing industry |
| town by travelling 16 kilometres from the | | | | increased production. By the 19th century, the town |
| northwestern side of Swansea. If you are coming | | | | became the main supplier of tin in the region. This is |
| from Carmarthen, you can reach the town by | | | | how the nickname for the town 'Tinopolis' |
| travelling 19 kilometres in the southeastern direction. | | | | originated.However, the coal supplies did not last. The |
| The town of Llanelli is well known for its rugby | | | | quantity of coal decreased and several mines were |
| sports tournaments. It is also home to the tinplate | | | | closed.Meanwhile, several steel processing factories |
| industry. During the 20th century, the town earned a | | | | were being established in Wales, and competition |
| reputation as being the biggest town in the | | | | forced the steel plant to shut down. The economy |
| world.Celtic, was the language spoken by nearly 50% | | | | went into a slump and focus was shifted to other |
| of the population. Llanelli is one of the seven biggest | | | | activities. |
| urban areas in Wales.Llanelli. | | | | Tourists to Llanelli can visit several places of interest. |
| Although Llanelli is mostly urban, you will find | | | | One of the tourist attractions is the Millennium |
| traditional villages in the outskirts. These are | | | | Coastal Path. This is a 21-kilometre path along the |
| communities were the population is small and where | | | | coast spanning the Gower peninsula. You can drive |
| traditional culture is practiced. | | | | from Pembrey to Loughor and vice versa. The |
| The town grew because of mining activities in the 18 | | | | scenery is breath taking and you can enjoy the view |
| 19th century. It started as a small mining town when | | | | while cycling on a traffic free lane. |
| coal was discovered in the area, and many industries | | | | |