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Llanelli

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Llanelli (hlänĕhl`ē, lănĕth`lē), town (1981 pop. 45,336), Carmarthenshire, S Wales, on the estuary of the Loughor (Burry) River. The town's industries include tin-plate works and steelworks. Pottery, glass, and chemicals are also made. Coal was formerly mined and exported from Llanelli; the docks closed in 1951. Nearby is the coastal town of Burry Port, where Amelia Earhart Earhart, Amelia , 1897–1937, American aviator, b. Atchison, Kans. She was the first woman to cross the Atlantic by airplane (1928) and the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic (1932).
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Llanelli, Llanelly
an industrial town in S Wales, in SE Carmarthenshire on an inlet of Carmarthen Bay. Pop.: 46 357 (2001)


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WELSH PREMIER Llanelli 5 Gap Connah's Quay 0 CONNAH'S Quay's unbeaten start to the season was blown apart as Llanelli produced an explosive first win, helped by a hat-trick from Craig Moses, at Stebonheath Park yesterday, writes Mike McEvoy.
Nomads' run ended by Llanelli by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
MOTHERWELL'S Euro rivals Llanelli were robbed of their captain Jock Stein in the 1950s - after a burglary prompted him to return north.
Jock's bad break-in by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
Byline: By JOHN FALLON CONNACHT'S unbeaten record at Stradey Park came to an end last night as Llanelli Scarlets ran in three second-half tries.
Rugby Union: Stradey record broken; Llanelli 19 Connacht 10 by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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