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Talley ( cy, Talyllychau, historically cy, Tal y Llychau, label=none) is a
Talley ( cy, Talyllychau, historically cy, Tal y Llychau, label=none) 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 ...
and small village in Carmarthenshire, Wales.The population taken at the 2011 census was 494.
The community is bordered by the communities of: Llansawel
Llansawel is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, about ten miles north of Llandeilo. It covers an area of . The community is bordered by the communities of: Pencarreg; Cynwyl Gaeo; Talley; Llanfynydd; Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn; and ...
; Cynwyl Gaeo
Cynwyl Gaeo is a parish and community located in rural Carmarthenshire, Wales, near the boundary with Ceredigion, in the upper Cothi valley about halfway between Lampeter and Llandovery. The population of the village at the United Kingdom Census ...
; Llansadwrn
Llansadwrn (; ; ) is a small village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
It is located in the countryside above the valley of the River Tywi, about halfway between Llandovery (Welsh: Llanymddyfri) to the north-east, and Llandeilo to the ...
; Manordeilo and Salem
Manordeilo and Salem ( cy, Maenordeilo a Salem) is a community located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The population taken at the 2011 census was 1,754.
The community is bordered by the communities of: Talley; Llansadwrn; Llangadog; Dyffryn Cennen; ...
; and Llanfynydd
Llanfynydd is a village, parish and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The community population at the 2011 census was 499. It lies some 10 miles (16 km) north-east of the county town, Carmarthen. Bordering it are the communities of Llansawe ...
, all being in Carmarthenshire.
It is the site of the ruined Talley Abbey, a former Premonstratensian
The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré (), also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines and, in Britain and Ireland, as the White Canons (from the colour of their habit), is a religious order of canons regular of the Catholic Church ...
foundation destroyed in about 1536 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
Notable people
* Emanuel Bowen (1694–1767), map engraver * Swampy (born 1973), environmental campaignerSee also
* Talley Abbey *Talley Lakes
Upper Talley Lake and Lower Talley Lake (Welsh: and ) are two small lakes immediately north of the village of Talley, north of Llandeilo in Carmarthenshire, Wales. They are protected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
Morphology ...
, an SSSI
A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...
*Talley transmitting station
The Talley television relay station is sited on high ground to the north of the village of Talley in Carmarthenshire. It was originally built in 1986 as a fill-in relay for UHF analogue television covering the community of Talley. It consists of a ...
References
External links
* Communities in Carmarthenshire Villages in Carmarthenshire {{Carmarthenshire-geo-stub