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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]

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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.

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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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