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Horeb is a hamlet in
''A place in hunger of fame.''
''But scared that they were too small''
''to be considered a jewel''
''they added the word "All" to the end of their name....''
''... nobody came!''
Horeb Mill
Villages in Carmarthenshire Llanelli {{Carmarthenshire-geo-stub
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, near the town of Llanelli
Llanelli (" St Elli's Parish"; ) is a market town and the largest community in Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed, Wales. It is located on the Loughor estuary north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarth ...
.
It is situated east of the village of Five Roads (Pum Heol) about five miles from Llanelli. The hamlet has one pub, the Waun Wyllt. It is situated in the River Lliedi
The River Lliedi ( cy, Afon Lliedi) has its source near Mynydd Sylen Llanelli and Llannon in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The river fills the Cwm-Lliedi Reservoirs and meets the sea at the Loughor Estuary (Welsh-Moryd Llwchwr) at the former Carmarthe ...
valley (Cwm Lliedi), in which the river bearing the same name flows. Welsh is the dominant language.
Horeb is renowned for its limericks, one of which is:
''There once was a town called Horeb''''A place in hunger of fame.''
''But scared that they were too small''
''to be considered a jewel''
''they added the word "All" to the end of their name....''
''... nobody came!''
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Horeb Mill
Villages in Carmarthenshire Llanelli {{Carmarthenshire-geo-stub