Coordinates: 52°13′11″N 3°56′07″W / 52.21962°N 3.93517°W
| Tregaron | |
  Tregaron
 Tregaron shown within Wales |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Principal area | Ceredigion |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TREGARON |
| Postcode district | SY25 |
| Dialling code | 01974 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| List of places: UK • Wales • Ceredigion | |
Tregaron is a market town in the county of Ceredigion, Wales, lying on the River Brenig (also Brennig), a tributary of the River Teifi. According to the 2001 Census, Tregaron's population was 1,183 of whom 68.8% spoke Welsh fluently, including 100% of the 15-year-old age group.
Notable buildings in the town include the parish church, St Caron's (after which the town is named), and the 13th-century Talbot Hotel, which supposedly has an elephant buried in its grounds. The remote chapel Soar y mynydd is close to Tregaron. In March, 1977, a cottage near Tregaron was one target of an Operation Julie police raid in which vast quantities of the drug LSD were seized.[1]
Nearby Cors Caron (sometimes called Tregaron Bog), is known for its adders, buzzards and red kites. The River Brenig is noted for its brown trout and eels.
Famous people from Tregaron include Henry Richard("The Apostle of Peace"), Joseph Jenkins ("the Welsh Swagman") and the so-called "Welsh Robin Hood", Twm Siôn Cati. Still living and working in the town are artist Ogwyn Davies and Celtic jewellery designer Rhiannon Evans[2], and ceramic artist Julie Richards[3].
During the Second World War, the War Office used a site near Tregaron for training exercises. Its continued use for training exercises following the war was the subject of protest by Plaid Cymru which also challenged the UK government's continued military conscription in peacetime. Other locations in Wales used for training exercises included Preseli Hills and Trawsfynydd.
Image gallery
 River Brenig at Tregaron |
 The Talbot Hotel |
 Talbot Hotel interior |
 View of St Caron's church |
 Main street |
 Memorial Hall |
 Commercial/professional centre |
References
- ^ "On 26 March 1977, in Wales, England and France, Operation Julie officers swooped and arrested some 120 suspects." BBC Wales account
- ^ Geoff Marsh Home in on West WalesDaily Express travel article, 18 March 2007
- ^ Julie Richards BBC Mid Wales Arts, 28 August 2006
External links
- Details
- GENUKI page
- Aerial photograph of Tregaron
- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Tregaron and surrounding area
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