Carway
- For Carway, Alberta, see Carway, Alberta.
Carway
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Carway | |
Carway shown within Carmarthenshire | |
Community | |
Principal area | |
Ceremonial county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | KIDWELLY |
Postcode district | SA17 |
Dialling code | 01269 |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
EU Parliament | Wales |
UK Parliament | |
Welsh Assembly | |
Carway (Welsh: Carwe) is a village situated to the north of the town of Llanelli in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales, in the Gwendraeth Valley. It is part of the Llanelli Rural community.
Open-cast mining operations once operated to the north and south of the village. The northern area has been reclaimed and re-developed as the Glyn Abbey Golf Club. The former mining area south of the village at Ffos Las is currently being reclaimed and is being redeveloped with a new racecourse (opened on 18 June 2009) and housing.
Glyn Abbey Golf Club
The Glyn Abbey Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course designed by Hawtree & Son golf architects and opened in 1992. The course is a par 70 course which is some 6202 yards in length with greens covering an area of 490m². The club was named Welsh Golf Club of The Year 2009.