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DOCK, a suburb of Llanelly, in Carmarthen; at the mouth of the river Llougher, and on the Llanelly and Dock railway, ¾ of a mile SW of Llanelly. It has a station on the railway with telegraph, and a post office‡ under Llanelly. An extensive dock is here, and floating basin, with 24 feet water; and the fair way to it is protected by a breakwater.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a suburb" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Carmarthenshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Dock |
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