Ammanford

Ammanford was a town in South Wales.

The nearest city was Swansea to the south. Nearby towns included Neath to the south-east, Gorseinon to the south and Llanelli to the south-west. Local small towns and villages included Llandybie to the north, Glanaman to the north-east, Pontarddulais to the south and Cross Hands to the west. To the north-east of the town was a national park. Ammanford was located on the A483 between junction 49 of the M4 southbound and Llandybie north-bound.

Ammanford appeared on Mary Cooper's map of overflow camps in and around Wales. (TV: The Categories of Life)

Behind the scenes
Although unnamed in The Categories of Life, in the real world the national park seen on the map to the north-east of Ammanford is the Brecon Beacons.