Tregaron is an old market community in Ceredigion, Wales, astride the River Brenig, a tributary of the River Teifi. Tregaron is 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Lampeter. According to the 2011 Census, the population of the ward of Tregaron was 1,213 and 67% of the population might talk Welsh. Tregaron is an area. The church is devoted to St Caron. He was a guy of lowly origins yet "his guts and also charitable deportment acquired him the sovereignty in Wales: he made war against the Romans, ruled seven years and also was buried in Tregarron".: He is likely the same person as Carausius that took power in Britain in 286 and also was executed in 293 by Allectus (also see Carausian Revolt). An early Christian rock slab birthing the name Carausius as well as the Chi Rho icon is protected in Penmachno. The church has a tower and stands on a rough eminence. It includes a straightforward nave and chancel. Other noteworthy buildings in the town include the 13th-century Talbot Hotel, which supposedly has actually 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 substantial amounts of the medicine LSD were confiscated. Close-by Cors Caron (Tregaron Bog), is understood for its adders, buzzards, red kites, and polecats. The River Brenig is noted for its brownish trout as well as eels. The river has been the topic of dredging and flood-protection functions to provide 1-in-100-year flooding security to the town and also enhance the environment for wild animals along a stretch of river.
