Llanfarian

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

Llanfarian
Llanfarian
Location within Ceredigion
Population1,541 (2011)[1]
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh

The 2001 census showed Llanfarian as having a population of 1442, increasing to 1,541 at the 2011 census.

Llanfarian lies above the banks of the river Ystwyth in the Ystwyth Valley.

The community includes the villages of Rhydyfelin and Moriah, Ceredigion.

Ystwyth Trail

Llanfarian is located at the western edge of the Ystwyth Trail.[2]

Schools
  • Llanfarian has one primary school, Ysgol Llanfarian.
  • Ysgol Chancery in the nearby village of 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]

The following pictures are available on the council's website.[5]

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.

The current county councilor is Alun Lloyd Jones of Plaid Cymru.

Notable residents
  • Matthew Vaughan Davies of Tanybwlch, landowner and politician
  • Peter Walter Davies MBE [6]
  • Haydn Bradley-Davies
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References
  1. "Community and electoral ward population 2011". Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 April 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/72391
  5. http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=7285
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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