Carmarthen (/kÉ'Ë rˈmÉ'Ë rðən/; Welsh: Caerfyrddin
[kÉ'Ë É¨rˈvÉ™rðɪn], "Merlin's fort" or "Sea-town fort") is a
community and the county town of Carmarthenshire in Wales. It lies on
the River Tywi 8 miles (13 km) north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay.
The population was 14,185 in 2011, down from 15,854 in 2001.
Carmarthen has a claim to be the oldest town in Wales â€" Old
Carmarthen and New Carmarthen became one borough in 1546. Carmarthen
was the most populous borough in Wales in the 16thâ€"18th centuries;
described by William Camden as "the chief citie of the country".
Growth was stagnating by the mid-19th century as new settlements
developed in the South Wales Coalfield.Dyfedâ€"Powys Police
headquarters, Glangwili General Hospital and a campus of the
University of Wales Trinity Saint David are located there.When
Britannia was a Roman province, Carmarthen was the civitas capital of
the Demetae tribe, known as Moridunum ("Sea Fort"). It is possibly the
oldest town in Wales, recorded by Ptolemy and in the Antonine
Itinerary. The Roman fort is believed to date from about AD 75. A
Roman coin hoard was found nearby in 2006. Near the fort is one of
seven surviving Roman amphitheatres in Britain and only two in Roman
Wales (the other being at Isca Augusta, Roman Caerleon). It was
excavated in 1968. The arena itself is 50 by 30 yards (about 46 by 27
metres); the cavea (seating area) is 100 by 73 yards (92 by 67
metres). Veprauskas has argued for its identification as the Cair
Guorthigirn ("Fort Vortigern") listed by Nennius among the 28 cities
of Britain in his History of the Britains. Evidence of the early Roman
town has been investigated for several years, revealing urban sites
likely to date from the 2nd century. Carmarthen Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter