Llanybydder
Llanybydder is a market town and also community straddling the River Teifi in Carmarthenshire, West Wales. At the 2011 Census, the population of the community was 1,638, a rise from 1,423 at the 2001 Census. The name may be a corruption of 'Llanbedr', the church devoted to St Peter; or of 'Llanybyddair', the church of the Ambuscade. Llanybydder is located around 5 miles (8 kilometres) southwest of Lampeter as well as the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. The Mynydd Llanllwni (408 m) and Mynydd Pencarreg (415 m) hills are specifically located to the south and also east of Llanybydder. Llanybydder is significant for the horse fairs held there on the last Thursday of each month. These draw in suppliers and buyers from all parts of the UK and also Ireland. The biggest are held in September and October. Of certain interest are the sales of neighborhood Welsh cobs.