Gorsgoch

Gorsgoch
Welsh: Gorsgoch
Gorsgoch
 Gorsgoch shown within Ceredigion
OS grid referenceSN483506
    Cardiff 90 mi (140 km) SE 
Community Llanwenog
Principal areaCeredigion
Ceremonial countyDyfed
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Llanybydder
Postcode district SA40
Dialling code 01570
Police Dyfed-Powys
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK ParliamentCeredigion
Welsh AssemblyCeredigion
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Coordinates: 52°07′59″N 4°13′03″W / 52.133008°N 4.217365°W / 52.133008; -4.217365

Gorsgoch is a small rural village near Lampeter in the county of Ceredigion, Wales.

"Cors" (mutated to Gors) is Welsh for "marsh" or "bog", and "goch" is the mutated form of "coch" meaning "red": so the name literally translated means "Red Bog". This upland bog is located alongside the main road that leads through the village.

The village is developing at a fast rate. New houses are being constructed and there are planning applications for more. Gorsgoch has a pub, Cefn-Hafod. The garages have been closed along with the school years ago. There is also a village hall that has been closed a few years; however, it is being refurbished. The town of Lampeter is 7 miles away and the town of New Quay is 15 miles away

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