Talsarn
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Talsarn is a hamlet in the community of Nantcwnlle, Ceredigion, Wales. It lies some 16 miles (26 km) south of Aberystwyth, 64 miles (103 km) north-west of Cardiff, and 178 miles (286 km) from London. It is situated almost half-way between the towns of Lampeter and Aberaeron on the Ceredigion coast. The River Aeron passes close to Talsarn as it makes its way to the sea at Aberaeron.
Tal-sarn | |
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Location within Ceredigion | |
OS grid reference | SN545563 |
• Cardiff | 64 mi (103 km) |
• London | 178 mi (286 km) |
Community | |
Principal area | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Aberaeron |
Postcode district | SA48 |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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Notable archaeological discoveries have been made in the district, including Stone Age tools[1] and a medieval convent, cemetery and Tudor mansion.[2][3]
Talsarn boasts four mansions in its vicinity: Llanllyr, Abermeurig, Plas Trefilan and Plas Gelli, as well as Ty Mawr, a substantial 17th C. farmhouse which sits at the centre of the hamlet, and Trefilan Castle “a strong castle mound that can be associated with a princely house” of the medieval period.[4] Little remains of the castle, except its mound, which is close to St. Hilary's parish church in Trefilan.[5]
Capel Hermon Methodist Chapel lies outside Talsarn, just off the road from Trefilan to Cilcennin.[6]
The hamlet's name may derive from the Roman road Sarn Helen, which runs nearby, though it's also been noted that where a medieval road crossed soft ground, a "sarn of logs and rushes were required. Places that bear such names as Sarnau, Pensarn and Talsarn denote spots that topographically conform to this description.” [7]
The W00002862 Output Area's (which includes Talsarn) population can be found here: [8]