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| The town is also home to a secondary school (Ysgol ]), a ], and a wide variety of sporting grounds. Its main industry was a ], but it was closed in ]. | The town is also home to a secondary school (Ysgol ]), a ], and a wide variety of sporting grounds. Its main industry was a ], but it was closed in ]. | ||
| Whitland was also an important railway centre, being to ] - one to Pembroke Dock and the other to Cardigan. The later was closed as a result of the review by Dr Beeching in the early 1960s, as a result the railway rapidly lost importance, and today has reverted to a branch line station | Whitland was also an important railway centre, being to ] - one to Pembroke Dock and the other to Cardigan. The later was closed as a result of the review by Dr Beeching in the early 1960s, as a result the railway rapidly lost importance, and today has reverted to a branch line station | ||
| Whitland boast many local sporting teams including Rugby, Football, Cricket, Short and Long mat bowls, Darts, billiards etc. Many of these sporting clubs have junior sections. The Whitland Junior rugby section known as the junior borderers, because of the borederline location with Pembrokeshire, have seen many a star rise through their ranks. Prime example is Michael Phillips, welsh national rugby player. Today they boast one of the best Under 16 squads in Wales, a team under the guidance of the senior 2XV coach Arwyn Thomas, who have not lost a game at all in the 2006-2007 season, and have participated in all of the Pembrokeshire cup finals since they began in the Under 10 section. This season (2006-2007) they have already clinched the league title, whitout conceding more that 60 points in 12 games, and they are in the final of the Pembrokeshire cup once again. The squad contains 2 welsh caps, Scott Williams and Sion Morris. Also scarlets representatives. | |||
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Human settlement in WalesWhitland
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| OS grid reference | SN205165 |
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| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WHITLAND |
| Postcode district | SA34 |
| Dialling code | 01994 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
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Whitland (Welsh: Hendy-gwyn; literal transalation: 'Old White House', or sometimes Hendy-gwyn ar Daf; 'Old white house on the river Taf') is a small town in Carmarthenshire, west Wales, lying on the River Tâf. Traditionally Whitland is seen as the site of an assembly of lawyers and churchmen, sometimes described as the first Welsh parliament. It was called in 930 by Hywel Dda; literal translation: 'Hywel the Good' in order to codify the native Welsh laws.
The town is also home to a secondary school (Ysgol Dyffryn Taf), a museum, and a wide variety of sporting grounds. Its main industry was a dairy, but it was closed in 1994. Whitland was also an important railway centre, being to junction to two branch lines - one to Pembroke Dock and the other to Cardigan. The later was closed as a result of the review by Dr Beeching in the early 1960s, as a result the railway rapidly lost importance, and today has reverted to a branch line station
Whitland boast many local sporting teams including Rugby, Football, Cricket, Short and Long mat bowls, Darts, billiards etc. Many of these sporting clubs have junior sections. The Whitland Junior rugby section known as the junior borderers, because of the borederline location with Pembrokeshire, have seen many a star rise through their ranks. Prime example is Michael Phillips, welsh national rugby player. Today they boast one of the best Under 16 squads in Wales, a team under the guidance of the senior 2XV coach Arwyn Thomas, who have not lost a game at all in the 2006-2007 season, and have participated in all of the Pembrokeshire cup finals since they began in the Under 10 section. This season (2006-2007) they have already clinched the league title, whitout conceding more that 60 points in 12 games, and they are in the final of the Pembrokeshire cup once again. The squad contains 2 welsh caps, Scott Williams and Sion Morris. Also scarlets representatives.
51°49′06″N 4°36′21″W / 51.81822°N 4.60570°W / 51.81822; -4.60570
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