Bronant is a
hamlet
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in the county of
Ceredigion
Ceredigion (), historically Cardiganshire (, ), is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the West Wales, west of Wales. It borders Gwynedd across the River Dyfi, Dyfi estuary to the north, Powys to the east, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire t ...
, mid
Wales
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. It lies on the
A485 road which runs north from
Tregaron to
Llanilar and falls within the
community
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of
Lledrod. The
Cors Caron national nature reserve lies three miles to the southeast. Also of note is the Roman road of
Sarn Helen which passes to the east of the hamlet.
[Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map sheet 199 ''Lampeter''] It is known to geologists as it gives its name to the
Bronnant Fault.
Notable People
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David Owen Morgan FRSE
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(1893-1959) parasitologist and cell biologist born and raised here.
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Hamlets in Wales