Beulah is a small village, wider

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and

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located halfway between the

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...

Newcastle Emlyn Newcastle Emlyn () is a town and Community (Wales), community on the River Teifi, in West Wales. The community is wholly in Carmarthenshire, but the built up area also includes Adpar north of the Teifi, which is in Ceredigion. Adpar was formerl ...

and the

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Aberporth Aberporth is a seaside village, community (Wales), community and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales. The population at the 2001 Census, was 2,485, of whom 49 per cent could speak the Welsh language. At the 2011 Census, the population of the co ...

Ceredigion Ceredigion (), historically Cardiganshire (, ), is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the West Wales, west of Wales. It borders Gwynedd across the River Dyfi, Dyfi estuary to the north, Powys to the east, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire t ...

, Wales. The wider community area of Beulah also covers the villages of

Llandygwydd Llandygwydd is a small Human settlement, settlement in Ceredigion, west Wales, between Newcastle Emlyn and the town of Cardigan, Ceredigion, Cardigan. Amenities and history A small stream runs through the village. There also is a parish chur ...

, Betws Ifan, Brongwyn, Tŷ-llwyd, Cwm-cou and the larger part of

Cenarth Cenarth () is a village, parish and community in Carmarthenshire, on the border between Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, and close to the border with Pembrokeshire, Wales. It stands on the banks of the River Teifi, east of Cardigan and west o ...

, which it shares with

Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire (; or informally ') is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. ...

across the River Teifi.

Governance

The Beulah

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was 1,617 in 2001, increasing slightly to 1,627 at the 2011 Census. The ward is coterminous with the community and elects one county councillor to

Ceredigion County Council Ceredigion County Council () is the governing body for the county of Ceredigion, since 1996 one of the unitary authorities of Wales. The council's main offices are in Aberaeron. History The current council was created on 1 April 1996 under t ...

. Prior to 1995 it was a ward for

Dyfed County Council Dyfed County Council () was the county council of the county of Dyfed in south west Wales. It operated between 1974 and 1996. The county council was based at County Hall, Carmarthen. History Dyfed County Council was created on 1 April 1974 und ...

and included the neighbouring communities of

Troedyraur Troedyraur is a small village, wider rural community and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales. The community consisting of several small villages, the population as of the 2011 UK Census was 1,310. The village is on a minor road about 3 miles (5 ...

and

Llangoedmor Llangoedmor is a village and Community (Wales), community in Ceredigion, Wales. The village is 2 miles east of Cardigan, Ceredigion, Cardigan, while the community also encompasses Llechryd, Pant-gwyn, Ceredigion, Pant-gwyn, and Neuadd Wilym. ...

Attractions

The area's attractions include Cenarth Falls

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s on the

Teifi The River Teifi ( ; , ), formerly anglicised as Tivy, forms the boundary for most of its length between the Welsh counties of Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, and for the final of its total length of , the boundary between Ceredigion and Pembr ...

and Felin Geri

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in Ceri Valley.

References

External links

www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Beulah and surrounding area
Villages in Ceredigion Communities in Ceredigion Wards of Ceredigion Wards of Dyfed Biblical place-names in Wales {{Ceredigion-geo-stub