Talley

For other uses, see Talley (disambiguation).

Talley
Village and community
Talley Abbey
Talley Location within Carmarthenshire
Principal area	Carmarthenshire
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
List of places UK Wales Carmarthenshire 51°58′34″N3°59′28″W / 51.976°N 3.991°W / 51.976; -3.991 Map of the community

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.

External links

• Map sources for Talley