Llanfarian
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Coordinates: 52°22′36″N 4°04′42″W / 52.37667°N 4.07833°W
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 Llanfarian
Llanfarian shown within Ceredigion |
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| Principal area | Ceredigion |
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| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
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Llanfarian is a village located in the district county of Ceredigion, Mid-Wales, south of the administrative centre Aberystwyth.
The 2001 census showed Llanfarian as having a population of 1442.
Llanfarian lies above the banks of the river Ystwyth in the Ystwyth Valley.
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Ystwyth Trail [edit]
Llanfarian is located at the western edge of the Ystwyth Trail.[1]
Schools [edit]
- Llanfarian has one primary school named Ysgol Llanfarian.
- Chancery School in the nearby village of Chancery, referred to in this World War II children's evacuation account[2]).
Historical Notes [edit]
The now disused and dismantled Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line stopped here at Llanrhystud Road station.[3]
The following pictures are available on the council's website.[4]
Notable residents [edit]
- Haydn Davies MBE [5]
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.ystwythtrail.org.uk/routes.asp
- ^ http://www.tpyf-wales.com/movies.php
- ^ http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/72391
- ^ http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=7285
- ^ http://www.gigrin.co.uk/w/whos_who/peter_walters_davies.html
