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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Talsarn like this:
TALSARN, or Talysarn, a place in the E of Carmarthen; under the Black Mountains, 5½ miles ESE of Llangadock. T. Hill, a neighbouring summit of the Black Mountains, has an altitude of 2,596 feet.
This is the only descriptive gazetter entry we have found, but you may be able to find further references to Talsarn by doing a full-text search here.
Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.
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