Llanfarian (Welsh pronunciation: [ɬanˈvarjan]) is a village, community and electoral ward in the county of Ceredigion, Mid-Wales, south of the administrative centre Aberystwyth.
| Llanfarian | |
|---|---|
  Llanfarian Location within Ceredigion | |
| Population | 1,541 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SN592778 |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Aberystwyth |
| Postcode district | SY23 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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
editLlanfarian is at the western edge of the Ystwyth Trail.[2]
Llanfarian has one primary school, Ysgol Llanfarian. A school at Chancery is referred to in a World War II children's evacuation account.[3]
Historical notes
editThe now disused and dismantled Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line stopped here at Llanrhystud Road station.[4]
Government
editLlanfarian 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
edit- Matthew Vaughan Davies of Tanybwlch, landowner and politician
- Peter Walter Davies of the Welsh Kite Trust[5]
References
edit- ^ "Community and electoral ward population 2011". Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ "Ystwyth Trail". Archived from the original on 24 April 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
- ^ "Their Past Your Future". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- ^ "Geograph:: Dismantled Railway Bridge © Nigel Callaghan".
- ^ "'Who's Who' of the Welsh Kite Trust". gigrin.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
External links
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Media related to Llanfarian at Wikimedia Commons
- Photographs of Llanfarian – Ceredigion County Council, archived in March 2016
- Dismantled railway bridge
- Video clips of old railway in action
- Ystwyth Trail route