Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Llanelly House

Llanelly House

Locals say that the ghost of a servant girl haunts the house. It is thought that she became pregnant by a gentleman of the house. Because she was afraid of losing her job, combined with the embarrassment to her family, she committed suicide by throwing herself down the stairs. Her ghost is said to walk the upstairs bedrooms. In 2006, the house was subjected to the Most Haunted treatment.

Plas Llanelly House

Bridge Street,

Llanelli,

Carmarthenshire SA15 3UF.

 

For further information, please visit:

www.llanelly-house.org.uk

 

In June 2006, Llanelly House featured in the TV show Most Haunted Live.

 

For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe and Haunted Wales: A Guide to Welsh Ghostlore by Richard Holland.

Stradey Castle

Stradey Castle is the home of the Mansel Lewis family. The Stradey estate, on the edge of Llanelli, has been in the family for some 200 years. The present House has remained virtually unchanged since it was built around 1850, and extended in the 1870's.

 

In his book 'Haunted Britain', Coxe states that it has a ghost but he was unable to establish why.

 

However, author Richard Holland quotes that it was said to be haunted by the ghost of a Lady Mansell.

 

Pictured left is Stradey Castle courtesy of coflein.gov.uk.

Plas Llanelly House

Bridge Street,

Llanelli,

Carmarthenshire SA15 3UF.

 

For further information, please visit:

www.stradeycastle.com

 

For further information, please read Haunted Wales: A Guide to Welsh Ghostlore by Richard Holland.

Parc Howard

The mansion and the grounds it resides in were gifted by Sir Stafford and Lady Howard Stepney to the town in January 1912 and after conversion into a park it was opened by Lady Howard Stepney on her first wedding anniversary on Saturday 21 September 1912.

 

The ghost of a woman, whose “rustling brocade” of her gown has been heard in empty corridors, reputedly haunts Stepney Mansion. It is said that she plays upon “an organ built up in one of the thick walls”. There is some question over whether Coxe is actually to referring Llanelly House or Parc Howard under another name. Enquiries suggest that this is Parc Howard Museum, which was also subjected to Most Haunted treatment in 2006.

 

Pictured left is Parc Howard Museum courtesy of Hywel Williams.

Plas Llanelly House

Bridge Street,

Llanelli,

Carmarthenshire SA15 3UF.

 

For further information, please visit:

www.parchoward.org.uk

 

In June 2006, Parc Howard Museum featured in the TV show Most Haunted Live.

 

For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe and Haunted Wales: A Guide to Welsh Ghostlore by Richard Holland.

A Frightful Encounter

On 27 January 1868, sixteen ships were wrecked on the coast around Llanelli. It is said that the following morning, the coastline was strewn with debris and corpses. However, on the night in question, Reverend DJ Davies was preparing at the church when he heard a terrified scream from outside. He ran to the door and saw one of his young choirboys with a look of fear etched upon his face. He stated that he saw the figure of a man in the churchyard. It was believed that he had seen an apparition of one of the lost seamen, as it was said to have occurred at the time of the tragedy.

 

For further information, please read Haunted Wales: A Guide to Welsh Ghostlore by Richard Holland.

Location

Visitor Information

Llanelli ("St Elli's Parish"), the largest town in both the county of Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed, Wales, sits on the Loughor estuary on the West Wales coast, approximately 10 miles west-northwest of Swansea and 12 miles south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. The town is famous for its proud rugby tradition and is a centre of tinplate production.

Pictured is Llanelly House courtesy of Ham. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.