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, ...
and small village in
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire ( cy, Sir Gaerfyrddin; or informally ') is a county in the south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. The county is known as ...
, Wales.The population taken at the
2011 census was 494.
The community is bordered by the communities of:
Llansawel;
Cynwyl Gaeo;
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; 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 Llansaw ...
, all being in Carmarthenshire.
It is the site of the ruined
Talley Abbey
Talley Abbey ( cy, Abaty Talyllychau) is a ruined former monastery of the Premonstratensians ("White Canons") in the village of Talley in Carmarthenshire, Wales, six miles (10 km) north of the market town of Llandeilo. It lies in the River ...
, a former
Premonstratensian foundation destroyed in about 1536 during the
Dissolution of the Monasteries.
Notable people
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Emanuel Bowen
Emanuel Bowen (1694 – 8 May 1767) was a Welsh map engraver, who achieved the unique distinction of becoming Royal Mapmaker to both to King George II of Great Britain and Louis XV of France. Bowen was highly regarded by his contemporaries for p ...
(1694–1767), map engraver
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Swampy (born 1973), environmental campaigner
See also
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Talley Abbey
Talley Abbey ( cy, Abaty Talyllychau) is a ruined former monastery of the Premonstratensians ("White Canons") in the village of Talley in Carmarthenshire, Wales, six miles (10 km) north of the market town of Llandeilo. It lies in the River ...
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Talley Lakes, an
SSSI
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Talley transmitting station
References
External links
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Communities in Carmarthenshire
Villages in Carmarthenshire
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