Llanfarian

Llanfarian is a village, electoral ward and community in the district county of Ceredigion, Mid-Wales, south of the administrative centre Aberystwyth.

Llanfarian
Llanfarian is located in Ceredigion
Llanfarian
Llanfarian
Location within Ceredigion
Population1,541 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSN592778
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAberystwyth
Postcode districtSY23
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
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

Llanfarian 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

The now disused and dismantled Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line stopped here at Llanrhystud Road station.[4]

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

References
  1. "Community and electoral ward population 2011". Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  2. "Ystwyth Trail". Archived from the original on 24 April 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  3. "Their Past Your Future". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  4. "Geograph:: Dismantled Railway Bridge © Nigel Callaghan".
  5. "'Who's Who' of the Welsh Kite Trust". gigrin.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2009.

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