Talley

Village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales

Talley Abbey

Talley (Welsh: Talyllychau, historically Tal y Llychau) is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales.The population taken at the 2011 census was 494.[1]

The community is bordered by the communities of: Llansawel; Cynwyl Gaeo; Llansadwrn; Manordeilo and Salem; and Llanfynydd, all being in Carmarthenshire.

It is the site of the ruined Talley Abbey, a former Premonstratensian foundation destroyed in about 1536 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

Notable people

  • Emanuel Bowen (1694–1767), map engraver
  • Swampy (born 1973), environmental campaigner[2]

See also

  • Talley Abbey
  • Talley Lakes, an SSSI
  • Talley transmitting station

References

  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Eco warrior Swampy fined for Valero oil refinery protest". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020.

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51°58′34″N 3°59′28″W / 51.976°N 3.991°W / 51.976; -3.991


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