Llanfair, Ceredigion

Llanfair
Welsh: Llanfair Clydogau
Llanfair
 Llanfair shown within Ceredigion
OS grid referenceSN622514
    Cardiff 90 mi (140 km) SE 
Principal areaCeredigion
Ceremonial countyDyfed
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Lampeter
Postcode district SA48
Dialling code 01570
Police Dyfed-Powys
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK ParliamentCeredigion
Welsh AssemblyCeredigion
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Coordinates: 52°08′36″N 4°00′50″W / 52.143405°N 4.013852°W / 52.143405; -4.013852

Llanfair is a small village, encompassing 3232 ha, located about 4 miles north-east of Lampeter, in Ceredigion, Wales. It has a population of around 770, 87.5% of which are Welsh-speaking,[1] formerly located within the hundred of Moyddyn.[2]

The community is located at the southernmost area of Ceredigion's former lead and silver mines, which until the 1760s were highly productive. The meaning of "clywedog" is audible, or noisy which refers to the river Clydogau, or Clywedogau as it was originally spelt. The basins of Clywedog-isaf, Clywedog-ganol and Clywedog-uchaf are nearby.[1]

There are two churches still in operation, Saint Mary's Parish and Ebeneser Congregational chapel, originally established 1799 as a brewery.[2]

Local native and scholar G.J. Williams, (1892-1962), was the first president of Yr Academi Gymreig (Welsh Academy).[1]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 The Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales. p. 487
  2. 1 2 GENUKI: Llanfair Clyodau

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