Notable archaeological discoveries have been made in the district, including Stone Age tools[1] and a medieval convent, cemetery and Tudor mansion.

Places that bear such names as Sarnau, Pensarn and Talsarn denote spots that topographically conform to this description.” [7] The W00002862 Output Area's (which includes Talsarn) population can be found here: [8] Plas Gelli is a Grade II listed building, comprising the original Jacobean farmhouse, built in the 1680s, with a four-room cross-wing added to the farmhouse in the late 18th C. The farmyard comprised stabling for four horses, as well as the Ty Pair, the outdoor servants' quarters.

[9] Dylan and his wife Caitlin shared the cross-wing of the house with his childhood friends from Swansea, Vera and Evelyn Phillips.

[15] In Dylan's time, there were some twenty-six people living in Talsarn itself, whose facilities included a school, shop, garage, post office, blacksmith and the Red Lion pub.

Talsarn hosts the annual Lampeter Stallion Show, established in April 1962, which attracts entries and spectators from far and wide, including mainland Europe.