Abernant is a hamlet and

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Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire (; or informally ') is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. ...

, Wales. The population taken at the 2011 census was 297.

Location

Abernant is a small

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located four miles north west of the traditional

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Carmarthen Carmarthen (, ; , 'Merlin's fort' or possibly 'Sea-town fort') is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community (Wales), community in Wales, lying on the River Towy north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay. At the 2021 United Kingdom cen ...

. The community is bordered by the communities of:

Cynwyl Elfed Cynwyl Elfed (; sometimes Conwyl and formerly anglicised as Conwil Elvet or Conwil in Elvet) is a village and community in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales. The community includes the villages of Cynwyl Elfed, Blaenycoed and Cwmduad. It i ...

;

Newchurch and Merthyr Newchurch and Merthyr () is a Community (Wales), community located in Carmarthenshire, Wales including the villages of Llannewydd, Newchurch (Welsh: Llannewydd) and Merthyr. The community population at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census ...

;

Meidrim Meidrim is a village and community some west of Carmarthen and north of St Clears in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Meidrim (formerly also spelled 'Mydrim') and its twin village of Drefach are situated either side of the Afon Dewi Fawr at the point ...

; and

Trelech Trelech () is a village and Community (Wales), community in Carmarthenshire, in south-west Wales. Trelech is located some 10 miles north-west of Carmarthen and 6.5 miles south of Newcastle Emlyn, and in the parish of Tre-lech a'r Betws. Descri ...

, all being in Carmarthenshire.

History & Amenities

It has a

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and a small

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. Abernant has the oldest and vastest

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. Abernant is situated near Talog, Bwlchnewydd and

, all of which have more facilities than Abernant. Abernant used to have a

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and a

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, but due to the ever-decreasing number of residents these no longer exist.

References

Communities in Carmarthenshire Villages in Carmarthenshire {{Carmarthenshire-geo-stub