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St. Clears

St Clears
St Clears is located in Carmarthenshire
St Clears
St Clears
St Clears shown within Carmarthenshire
Population 2,995 (2011 census)
OS grid reference SN275165
Community
  • St Clears
Principal area
Ceremonial 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
EU Parliament Wales
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Carmarthenshire
51°49′14″N 4°30′15″W / 51.82043°N 4.50424°W / 51.82043; -4.50424Coordinates: 51°49′14″N 4°30′15″W / 51.82043°N 4.50424°W / 51.82043; -4.50424

St Clears (/səntˈklɛərz/ sənt-KLAIRZ; Welsh: Sanclêr) is a community and small town on the River Tâf in Carmarthenshire, Wales. According to the 2001 UK census, it has a population of 2,820 people, most of whom are Welsh-speaking, although there is a marked difference between the southern and northern ends of the town in percentage terms. The population had increased to 2,995 at the 2011 census.

The community is bordered by the communities of: Meidrim; Newchurch and Merthyr; Llangynog; Laugharne Township; Llanddowror; Eglwyscummin; Llanboidy; and Llangynin, all being in Carmarthenshire.

The Priory Church of St Mary Magdalene (Church in Wales) was founded in around 1100 as a Cluniac priory of St Martin-des-Champs, Paris. It is considered to have the best surviving Norman stonecarving in Carmarthenshire. The church was restored in 1853–5 and in 1883–4. The stained-glass windows date from about 1929. It is a grade II* listed building.


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