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Laugharne
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.jpg) Laugharne from the castle | |
  Laugharne Location within Carmarthenshire | |
| Population | 1,222 |
| OS grid reference | SN301109 |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARMARTHEN |
| Postcode district | SA33 |
| Dialling code | 01994 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
Laugharne /ˈlɑːrn/ (Welsh: Talacharn) is a town on the south coast of Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Tâf.
The ancient borough of Laugharne Township (Welsh: Treflan Lacharn) with its Corporation and Charter[1] is a unique survival in Wales. In a predominantly English-speaking area, just on the Landsker Line, the community is bordered by those of Llanddowror, St Clears, Llangynog and Llansteffan. It had a population at the 2021 census of 1,100.[2]
Laugharne Township electoral ward also includes the communities of Eglwyscummin, Pendine and Llanddowror.[3]
Dylan Thomas, who lived in Laugharne from 1949 until his death in 1953, famously described it as a "timeless, mild, beguiling island of a town".[4] It is generally accepted as the inspiration for the fictional town of Llareggub in Under Milk Wood. Thomas confirmed on two occasions that his play was based on Laugharne[5] although topographically it is also similar to New Quay where he briefly lived.[6]
- ^ "History of Laugharne Charter". Laugharne Corporation 2010.
- ^ "Carmarthenshire County Council". Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Carmarthenshire County Council: Policy, Research and Information Section" (PDF). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Dylan Thomas on Laugharne". Dylan Thomas The Official Website. The City and County of Swansea. 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ Letters to John Ormond March 6, 1948 and Princess Caetani."Under Milk Wood and Llareggub Explained Through Dylan's Words October 1951". www.discoverdylanthomas.com. 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Under Milk Wood – A Chronology". The City and County of Swansea. Retrieved 22 March 2016.