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Talgarth

Talgarth

Talgarth is a market town, community and electoral ward in southern , , about 12 miles north of , 19 miles north-east of and 15 miles south-east of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Bronllys Castle and Pwll y wrach.

Castle
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is a motte and bailey fortress standing south of , towards Talgarth in , Wales. The original castle, constructed of wood, was founded in or soon after 1100 by Richard Fitz Pons, the owner of the nearby Herefordshire barony of Clifford, who was a supporter of Bernard of Neufmarché.

Waterfall
or is a feature on the near Talgarth in south , Wales. The river plunges in two separate streams over a lip of hard rock into a pool scoured in the softer mudstones of the underlying Raglan Mudstone formation.

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The was a psychiatric hospital in Talgarth, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bronllys and Trefeca.

Village
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is a village and community situated in , Wales, nestled between the towns of and Talgarth. The village is part of the historic county of Brecknockshire and serves as an electoral ward for Powys County Council.

Hamlet
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, located between Talgarth and in what is now south in , was the birthplace and home of the 18th-century Methodist leader Howell Harris.

Hamlet
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is a small settlement and former civil parish in , Wales on the northern edge of the Black Mountains within the . is situated 2 miles east of Talgarth.

Talgarth

Latitude
51.9964° or 51° 59′ 47″ north
Longitude
-3.23235° or 3° 13′ 56″ west
Population
1,270
Elevation
423 feet (129 metres)
Open location code
9C3RXQW9+H3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29232080
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2636307
Wiki­data ID
Q631340
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Talgarth” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Talgarth”
  • Basque: “Talgarth”
  • Breton: “Talgarth”
  • Bulgarian: “Талгарт”
  • Catalan: “Talgarth”
  • Cebuano: “Talgarth”
  • Chinese: “Talgarth”
  • Chinese: “塔尔加斯”
  • Chinese: “塔爾加斯”
  • Cornish: “Talgarth”
  • Danish: “Talgarth”
  • Dutch: “Talgarth”
  • French: “Talgarth”
  • Galician: “Talgarth”
  • German: “Talgarth”
  • Indonesian: “Talgarth”
  • Irish: “Talgarth”
  • Italian: “Talgarth”
  • Macedonian: “Талгарт”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Talgarth”
  • Persian: “تالگارث”
  • Polish: “Talgarth”
  • Russian: “Тальгарт”
  • Scots: “Talgarth”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Talgarth”
  • Spanish: “Talgarth”
  • Swedish: “Talgarth”
  • Vietnamese: “Talgarth”
  • Welsh: “Talgarth”
  • “Talgarth”

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Highlights include Talgarth Community Hall and Talgarth Post Office.

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