Gorsgoch
Gorsgoch is a small rural village located on the B4338 road near Lampeter in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. The town of Lampeter is 7 miles away and the town of New Quay is 15 miles away "Cors" is Welsh for "marsh" or "bog", and "goch" is the mutated form of "coch" meaning "red": so the name literally translated means "Red Bog".- Type: Village
- Description: village in Ceredigion, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Gors Goch”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Capel Y Bryn.
Capel Y Bryn
Church
Photo: Cered, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Capel Y Bryn is a church, which is situated 2 miles south of Gorsgoch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aber and Troed y Rhiw.
Aber
Hamlet
Llanwenog is a village and community in Ceredigion, Wales. In 2011 the population of Llanwenog was 1,364, of whom 57.0% were able to speak Welsh. The community includes the villages of Alltyblacca, Gorsgoch, Cwmsychbant, Cwrtnewydd, Highmead, Aber, Drefach and Rhuddlan. St Gwenog Church is a Grade I listed building.
Troed y Rhiw
Hamlet
Troed y Rhiw is a hamlet in Ceredigion, Wales, approximately midway between Cribyn and Dihewyd in the rolling agricultural land between Lampeter and Aberaeron. Troed y Rhiw is situated 1½ miles northeast of Gorsgoch.
Cwrtnewydd
Village
Photo: Cered, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cwrtnewydd, also spelled Cwrt-newydd or Cwrt Newydd, is a village in the community and parish of Llanwenog, towards the south of the county of Ceredigion, Wales. Cwrtnewydd is situated 1½ miles south of Gorsgoch.
Gorsgoch
- Category: locality
- Location: Llanwenog, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.13167° or 52° 7′ 54″ northLongitude
-4.21723° or 4° 13′ 2″ westElevation
810 feet (247 metres)Open location code
9C4Q4QJM+M4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1678137431OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Gorsgoch from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Gorsgoch” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Gorsgoch”
- Breton: “Gorsgoch”
- Dutch: “Gorsgoch”
- French: “Gorsgoch”
- Irish: “Gorsgoch”
- Welsh: “Gorsgoch”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Gorsgoch”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Capel St Silo and Cribyn.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Allt Moeddyn and Cae Sarn Play Area.
Ceredigion: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Aberystwyth, Cardigan, Aberaeron, and Lampeter.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.