Llanfarian
Village and community in Ceredigion, Wales
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::summary Village and community in Ceredigion, Wales ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Llanfarian |
| country | Wales |
| static_image | Llanfarian - geograph.org.uk - 4691574.jpg |
| static_image_caption | View of Llanfarian village from the northwest |
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| os_grid_reference | SN592778 |
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| coordinates | |
| unitary_wales | Ceredigion |
| lieutenancy_wales | |
| constituency_welsh_assembly | Ceredigion |
| constituency_westminster | Ceredigion Preseli |
| post_town | Aberystwyth |
| postcode_district | SY23 |
| postcode_area | SY |
| population | 1541 |
| population_ref | (2011) |
| module | {{Collapsible list |
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| 1 | [[File:Wales Ceredigion Community Llanfarian map.svg |
| Map of the community | |
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| country = Wales
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Map of the community
Llanfarian () is a village, community and electoral ward in the county of Ceredigion, Mid-Wales, south of the administrative centre Aberystwyth.
Llanfarian village lies above the banks of the river Ystwyth in the Ystwyth Valley. The community – which includes the villages of Rhydyfelin and Glanyrafon, and the hamlets of Chancery and Moriah – had a population of 1,541 at the 2011 census.
Amenities
Llanfarian is at the western edge of the Ystwyth Trail.
Llanfarian has one primary school, Ysgol Llanfarian. A school at Chancery is referred to in a World War II children's evacuation account.
Historical notes
The now disused and dismantled Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line stopped here at Llanrhystud Road station.
Government
Llanfarian had a representative on Cardiganshire County Council from the formation of the authority in 1889. The first member was Morris Davies, a local farmer, who defeated Matthew Vaughan Davies of Tanybwlch by fifteen votes. Both stood as Conservative candidates. By the next election in 1892, Vaughan Davies had converted to the Liberal Party and captured the seat which he held for many years. In 1895, he was elected Member of Parliament for Cardiganshire.
Notable residents
- Matthew Vaughan Davies of Tanybwlch, landowner and politician
- Peter Walter Davies of the Welsh Kite Trust
References
References
- "Community and electoral ward population 2011".
- "Ystwyth Trail".
- "Their Past Your Future".
- "Geograph:: Dismantled Railway Bridge © Nigel Callaghan".
- "'Who's Who' of the Welsh Kite Trust".
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