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Ceredigion
Ceredigion is a county and former kingdom in mid-west Wales. As Cardiganshire , it was created in 1282, and was reconstituted as a county under that name in 1996, reverting to Ceredigion a day later...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is located on the A486
A486 road
The A486 is an A road in Carmarthenshire, Wales, which links Saron with New Quay.The A486 begins at the junction with the A484 south of Saron. After departing Saron from the south it crosses the settlements of:*Pentrecwrt*Dolgran*Llandysul*Horeb...
between Synod Inn and Llandysul
Llandysul
Llandysul is a small town in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. The community of Pont Tyweli lies directly across the Teifi River in Carmarthenshire. It is in the valley of the River Teifi and is visited for its fishing and canoeing....
, and it forms part of the parish of Llangynllo. The village lies on a rural crossroad connecting it with the nearby village of Plwmp to the north, Synod Inn to the north east, Newcastle Emlyn
Newcastle Emlyn
Newcastle Emlyn is a town straddling the counties of Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire in west Wales and lying on the River Teifi.Adpar is the part of the town that lies on the Ceredigion side of the River Teifi...
to the south west, and Llandysul to the south east.
Village amenities include the Ffostrasol Arms inn, or Tafarn Ffostrasol in Welsh, and a garage. There is also a local football club and the village has a team which compete in Talwrn y Beirdd, a poetry programme broadcast on Radio Cymru.