Red Roses
| Red Roses | |
| Welsh: Rhos-goch | |
  Red Roses |
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| OS grid reference | SN203117 |
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| 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 |
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Coordinates: 51°46′59″N 4°36′00″W / 51.783°N 4.6°W
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.[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 community centre, built in 2008, now occupies the site where an old Methodist Chapel lay abandoned for some time. The local public house - the Sporting Chance, which at one time was named Llwyngwair Arms has been closed since early March 2014.
Roads
The village is centred on the crossing of the original but now de-listed A477 and B4314 roads. The crossroads was once a major accident black spot but numbers were reduced when 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, started in 2012 [2] and was opened on 16 April 2014.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Dawe, Ron. "Memories from the pas". Pb Internet History System. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
- ↑ "A477 St Clears to Red Roses improvement route announced". Cardiff: Welsh Assembly Government. 31 October 2006. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
- ↑ "Section of A477 officially opens after £68m upgrade". ITV News Wales. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ↑ "£68million improvements to A477 brings benefits to the economy, tourism and local communities". Welsh Government News. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.