It stands on the banks of the River Teifi, 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Cardigan and 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Newcastle Emlyn, and features the Cenarth Falls, a popular visitor attraction, and several other listed structures including an 18th-century corn mill incorporating the National Coracle Centre.

[2] The ancient parish extended south of the river, and included the town of Newcastle Emlyn.

With the community of Newcastle Emlyn, it makes up the Carmarthenshire electoral ward of Cenarth, which had a population of 1,995 in 2001, with 60 per cent Welsh language speakers.

The bridge features their trademark series of circular holes (perforated spandrels that allow the weight of the structure to be reduced without losing strength.

Although the present building is relatively modern, it is on an important ancient site, and was the "bishop house" of the cantref of Emlyn.