Red Roses

Red Roses
Welsh: Rhos-goch
Red Roses  Red Roses shown within Carmarthenshire
OS grid reference	SN203117
Community	Eglwyscummin
Principal area	Carmarthenshire
Ceremonial county	Dyfed
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Whitland
Postcode district	SA34
Dialling code	01834
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Welsh Assembly	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
List of places UK Wales Carmarthenshire

Red Roses (Welsh: Rhos-goch, "red moor") is a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales.

General information

Situated in south-west Carmarthenshire, bordering with Pembrokeshire, it forms part of the Eglwyscummin Community area with Ciffig and Marros which in turn forms part of the Laugharne Township ward. The village is situated around the main route to south Pembrokeshire, the A477, and the B4314 which is one of the main routes to the once popular holiday resort of Pendine.

History and Local Amenities

Surrounded by farming land, the village is near to a number of holiday destinations and has two caravan parks and a public house - the Sporting Chance, which at one time was named Llwyngwair Arms.^[1] The local young farmers group were instrumental in creating a memorial garden resiting the memorial stone that lay very close to the main trunk road. A new community centre now occupies the site where an old Methodist Chapel lay abandoned for some time.

Roads

View from the crossroads looking north-eastward along the A477 towards St Clears

The village is centred around the crossing of the A477 and B4314 roads. The crossroads was once a major accident black spot but there have been few since a 40 mph speed limit and an anti skid road surface were added. The building of a by-pass diverting the A477 around the Village, previously earmarked over many years, is currently set to start in 2012.^[2]

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