Betws
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Location within Carmarthenshire | |
Population | 2,175 [1] |
OS grid reference | SN633116 |
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Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | AMMANFORD |
Postcode district | SA18 |
Dialling code | 01269 |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Betws /ˈbɛtuːs/ (meaning: chapel house) is a small village and community on the River Amman in Carmarthenshire, Wales, some 15 miles north of Swansea; it is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Betws and Ammanford, and the urban area of Ammanford. The nearby mountain, at the western end of the Black Mountain, is named after the village, and has a large area of common land.