The five BT Telephone Exchanges in the Llanelli (01554) telephone area
Burry Port ATE
Burry Port Telephone Exchange is located in Springfield Terrace, Burry Port SA16 0LN and serves Burry Port and the surrounding area.
The former Burry Port exchange still stands to the left of the current exchange.
It was equipped with a UAX13.
The telephone codes for this exchange include 01554-743 and 01554-83.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 055 46.
ID: SWBUD. Photo courtesy of Jaggery.
Kidwelly ATE
Kidwelly Telephone Exchange is located in Station Road, Kidwelly SA17 4UH and serves Kidwelly and the surrounding area.
The former Kidwelly exchange was located adjacent to the current exchange but has since been demolished. It was equipped with a UAX13.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01554-89.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 055 43.
ID: SWKW. Photo courtesy of Jaggery.
Llanelli ATE
Llanelli Telephone Exchange is located in Lloyd Street, Llanelli SA15 2PU and serves Llanelli and the surrounding area.
The telephone codes for this exchange include 01554-740, 01554-741, 01554-742, 01554-747, 01554-749, 01554-75 and 01554-77.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 055 42.
ID: SWLJ. Photo courtesy of Philip Owen.
Llangennech ATE
Llangennech Telephone Exchange is located in Hendre Road, Llangennech SA14 8TE and serves Llangennech and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01554-82.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 055 44.
ID: SWLLG. Photo courtesy of Philip Owen.
Trimsaran ATE
Trimsaran Telephone Exchange is located in Culla Road, Trimsaran, Kidwelly SA17 4DA and serves Trimsaran and the surrounding area.
This exchange came into use in as a UAX12 in 1956, taking in an area previously served by Kidwelly manual exchange.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01554-81.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 055 45.
ID: SWTSA. Photo courtesy of Philip Owen.