| Trelech | |
|---|---|
| Village andcommunity | |
 Trelech village | |
  Trelech Location withinCarmarthenshire | |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
51°56′43″N4°30′02″W / 51.94528°N 4.50056°W /51.94528; -4.50056  Map of the community | |
Trelech (Welsh:Tre-lech) is a village andcommunity inCarmarthenshire, in south-westWales. Trelech is located some 10 miles north-west ofCarmarthen and 6.5 miles south ofNewcastle Emlyn, and in the parish of Tre-lech a'r Betws.
The population taken at the2011 census was 745.[1]
The community is bordered by the communities of:Cenarth;Cynwyl Elfed;Abernant;Meidrim; andLlanwinio, all being in Carmarthenshire; and byClydau inPembrokeshire.
The village is home to theWelsh-medium Ysgol Hafodwenog (Hafodwenog Community Primary School), which has around 60 pupils aged 4 to 11, and was opened in 1972 to serve the children of the surrounding settlements of Alma, Bryn Iwan,Cilrhedyn, Dinas, Gelliwen, Pandy, Penybont, andTalog, as well as those of Trelech itself.
Trelech has a community centre (in the building, across the road, which housed the modern school's predecessor) and a pub, the Tafarn Beca. However, given the area's very rural and lightly populated nature, the village no longer has a shop or post office. There is a children's play area, and the school also has a small soccer field.
ATrelechelectoral ward exists which covers the area. This ward stretches beyond the confines of Trelech community with a total population at the 2011 Census of 2,072.[2]