BRECHVA (BRECHFA), a parish, in the higher division of the hundred of CATHINOG, county of CARMARTHEN, SOUTH WALES, 11 miles
(N. E.) from Carmarthen, containing 93 inhabitants. This parish is pleasantly situated on the river Cothy, a stream
abounding with excellent trout, and in a beautifully romantic valley, surrounded on all sides by lofty hills of varied
aspect, among which there is plenty of game. The soil is fertile; and the lands, which are all enclosed, are in a good
state of cultivation. A turnpike road, connecting the counties of Cardigan, Carmarthen, and Glamorgan, has been
constructed, which, passing through the parish, has materially contributed to the increase of its population. A fair,
principally for cattle, is annually held on the 3rd of October. The living is a rectory not in charge, in the archdeaconry
of Carmarthen, and diocese of St. David's, endowed with £600 royal bounty, and in the alternate patronage of George
Morgan, Esq., and the representative of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes, the latter having the next presentation. The
church, dedicated to St. Teilo, and situated at the extremity of the parish, upon the little river Pib, is a small plain
edifice, without either tower or spire. There is a place of worship for Methodists. The average annual expenditure for the
support of the poor is £15. 8.