Lampeter
Parish in Ceredigion, Wales
| Coordinates: | 52.116, -4.077 |
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| OS grid ref: | SN 57 48 |
| Population: | 2,970 |
| Dialling code: | 01570 |
Lampeter is a small market town in Ceredigion, in mid-Wales, tucked among rolling hills and farmland close to the River Teifi. It retains a compact centre of independent shops, cafés and pubs and has long been a local service and agricultural hub for the surrounding rural communities.
Its most distinctive feature is St David's College, founded in 1822 and now part of University of Wales Trinity Saint David, which brings a student population and cultural life that belies the town’s size. The local economy mixes education, agriculture and small businesses, there is a strong Welsh‑language presence, and the town hosts community events and agricultural shows that reflect its rural, historic character.
Postcode districts covering Lampeter
Most populated places nearby
- Ammanford 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Aberystwyth 20 miles32.3 km
- Carmarthen 20.4 miles32.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Lampeter Built-up area 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Cwmann Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Llanfair Clydogau Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Pencarreg Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Llangybi Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Llanwnnen Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Llanycrwys Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Cribyn Built-up area 4 miles6.5 km
- Llanybydder Built-up area 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Llanfihangel Ystrad Parish 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Llanwenog Parish 5.6 miles9 km
- Ystrad Aeron Built-up area 5.6 miles9 km
Example postcodes in Lampeter
SA48 7ES, SA48 7JN, SA48 7DT, SA48 7HS, SA48 7BZ, SA48 7AJ, SA48 7AL, SA48 7JD, SA48 7JP … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 58.8 miles94.6 km
- Bristol Airport 77.1 miles124 km
- Llanwrda Railway Station 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Llandovery Railway Station 14.3 miles23.1 km
Hotels in Lampeter Ad
Schools in Lampeter
- Ysgol Bro Pedr All ages
Local points of interest
- Derry-Ormond Estate 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Llanllyr Priory Historic site 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Dalaucothi Estate 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Dolaucothi Estate 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Dinefwr Castle Estate 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 17 miles27.4 km
- Tresaith Beach Beach 18.7 miles30.1 km
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 19.2 miles30.8 km