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.
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