Saron is a
mining village near the town of
Ammanford in
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire ( cy, Sir Gaerfyrddin; or informally ') is a county in the south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. The county is known as ...
, Wales. Saron is in the
community
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, ...
of
Llandybie
Llandybie ( cy, Llandybïe , " Saint Tybie's church") is a community which includes a large village of the same name situated north of Ammanford in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, Llandybie village itself is ...
.
It is named after
Saron Baptist Chapel which was established around 1810.
Governance
A Saran
electoral ward exists for elections to
Carmarthenshire County Council
Carmarthenshire County Council ( cy, Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin) is the local authority for the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales. It provides a range of services including education, planning, transport, social services and public safety. The counc ...
, represented by two county councillors. The ward corresponds to the Saron ward of Llandybie Community Council.
The population of this ward taken at the
2011 census was 4,111.
References
Villages in Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire electoral wards
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