Abergorlech is a village 8 miles (13 km) to the north-west of Llandeilo in Carmarthenshire, Wales.[1] It lies on the River Cothi on the B4310 road, between Brechfa to the southwest and Llansawel to the northeast.[2]

Abergorlech
Abergorlech in 2006
Bridge over River Cothi at Abergorlech in 2008
Abergorlech is located in Carmarthenshire
Abergorlech
Abergorlech
Location within Carmarthenshire
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51°59′00″N 4°04′00″W / 51.983333°N 4.066667°W / 51.983333; -4.066667

The Pont Cothi bridge, which crosses the River Cothi in the centre of the village, is a grade II* listed building.

The village is connected to Dafydd Gorlech (fl. c. 1410–1490), one of the poets of the nobility.

References edit

  1. ^ AA Book of British Villages. Drive Publications Limited. 1980. p. 11. ISBN 9780340254875.
  2. ^ Forestry Commission