Quarter Bach
Parish in Carmarthenshire, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.805, -3.841 |
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| OS grid ref: | SN 73 13 |
| Dialling code: | 01269 (Ammanford) |
Quarter Bach sits in the rural uplands of eastern Carmarthenshire in Wales, an area of rolling hills, small fields and scattered hamlets rather than a single dominant village. The landscape is attractive and open, popular with walkers and those who appreciate quieter countryside beyond the better-known tourist routes.
Historically a small agricultural community - the name Cwarter Bach translates as “small quarter” - it retains a strong Welsh-speaking identity and a tradition of community life centred on local halls and chapels. Farming, particularly sheep and mixed livestock, still shapes the local economy, while many residents also commute to nearby towns; the parish’s sense of place is defined more by its rural customs and scenery than by large industry or development.
Postcode districts covering Quarter Bach
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 13 miles
- Tonypandy 21 miles
- Bridgend 23.5 miles
- Llanelli 15 miles
- Llanelli Rural 14.8 miles
- Neath 9.7 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 20.1 miles
- Coity Higher 22.9 miles
- Briton Ferry 12.4 miles
- Aberdare 17.4 miles
- Aberdare East 18.2 miles
- Aberdare West 17 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cwarter Bach Ward 0 miles
- Brynamman Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Cwmllynfell and Ystradowen Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Cwmllynfell Parish 1.5 miles
- Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman Ward 1.7 miles
- Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen Built-up area 2 miles
- Cwm-twrch Uchaf Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera Ward 2.2 miles
- Cwm-twrch Ward 2.7 miles
- Garnant Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Cwmamman Parish 3.2 miles
- Glanaman Built-up area 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Quarter Bach
SA18 1SH, SA18 1SA, SA18 1BW, SA18 1DB, SA9 2XY, SA18 1AY, SA9 2WH, SA18 1BB, SA18 1SG … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 35.4 miles
- Bristol Airport 56.3 miles
- Ammanford Railway Station 6.7 miles
- Pantyffynnon Railway Station 6.9 miles
Hotels near Quarter Bach Ad
- The New Swan Hotel 3 3.6 miles
- The Plough Inn 4 8.7 miles
- The Dillwyn Arms 5.9 miles
- The Cawdor 4 8.5 miles
- Castle Hotel 3 9.9 miles
- The Bluebell Hotel 9.9 miles
- St Ives 9.8 miles
Schools in Quarter Bach
- Brynaman Primary
Local points of interest
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 6.8 miles
- Dinefwr Castle Estate 9.2 miles
- The Gnoll Stadium 9.9 miles
- Fforest Fawr Mountains 11.4 miles
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 11.8 miles
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 13.3 miles
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 13.6 miles
- The Egypt Center Museum 14.7 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 14.9 miles
- Afan Lido Stadium 15 miles
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 15.6 miles
- Llanelli FC Stadium 15.6 miles