Quarter Bach ( cy, Cwarter Bach) is a

community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, tow ...

located in the east of

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Description

It is at the foot of the Black Mountain, in the far east of the county. The main settlement here is Upper Brynamman, though it also includes Cefn Bryn-brain, Rhosamman and Ystradowen, as well as a substantial amount of open moorland. The community is bordered by the communities of:

Cwmamman Cwmamman is a community in Carmarthenshire, about 12 miles north of Swansea in southwest Wales. Literally meaning "Amman valley", it takes its name from the River Amman which runs through the area. Cwmamman was the original name of the area but ...

;

Llangadog Llangadog () is a village and Community (Wales), community located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, which also includes the villages of Bethlehem, Carmarthenshire, Bethlehem and Capel Gwynfe. A notable local landscape feature is Y Garn Goch with two Ir ...

; and Llanddeusant, all being in Carmarthenshire; by

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in the unitary authority of

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; and by

Cwmllynfell Cwmllynfell () is the name of a village, community and electoral ward in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Amenities Cwmllynfell has its own local rugby union team - Cwmllynfell RFC. Also, a bilingual primary school, supermarket, post o ...

and

Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen ( cy, Gwauncaegurwen) is a village and community in the borough of Neath Port Talbot, South West Wales. Historically a part of Glamorgan, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is a parish made up of the electoral wards of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower B ...

in the unitary authority of

Neath Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot ( cy, Castell-nedd Port Talbot) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county borough in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. Its principal towns are Neath, Port Talbot, Briton Ferry and Pontardawe. The county bor ...

. According to the 2001 Census, 75.2% of people in Quarter Bach can speak

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, the highest percentage of any ward in Carmarthenshire and indeed in the southern half of Wales. The actual quoted population at the 2011 Census was 2,921.

History

The civil parish was created on 23 December 1881, prior to this the area was a part of the parish of Llangadock.

Governance

At the most local level, Quarter Bach is governed by Cwarter Bach Community Council. Cwarter Bach (Quarter Bach until May 2022) is the name of the county

electoral ward A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to t ...

, which is represented by one county councillor on

Carmarthenshire County Council Carmarthenshire County Council ( cy, Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin) is the local authority for the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales. It provides a range of services including education, planning, transport, social services and public safety. The counc ...

References

External links

Photos of Quarter Bach and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk
Communities in Carmarthenshire {{Carmarthenshire-geo-stub