In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Dafen like this:

Dafen, place with tinworks, 2 miles SE. of Llanelly, Carmarthenshire; P.O.

Dafen through time

Dafen is now part of CARMARTHENSHIRE District. Click here for graphs and data of how CARMARTHENSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Dafen itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dafen in Carmarthenshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23981

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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