BRECHFA, a parish in the district and county of Carmarthen; on the river Cotley, 8 miles NW by W of Llandilo r. station, and 11 NE of Carmarthen. Post Town, Llandilo, under Carmarthen. Acres, 530. Real property, £340. Pop., 122. Houses, 26. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £72. Patrons, the families of Tregib and Aberothy alternately. The church is good. Fairs are held on the Tuesday after 13 May, and on 3 and 28 Oct.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))