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 miles
- Aberystwyth 20 miles
- Carmarthen 20.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Lampeter Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Cwmann Built-up area 1 mile
- Llanfair Clydogau Parish 2.8 miles
- Pencarreg Parish 2.9 miles
- Llangybi Parish 3 miles
- Llanwnnen Parish 3.1 miles
- Llanycrwys Parish 3.7 miles
- Cribyn Built-up area 4 miles
- Llanybydder Built-up area 4.3 miles
- Llanfihangel Ystrad Parish 4.9 miles
- Llanwenog Parish 5.6 miles
- Ystrad Aeron Built-up area 5.6 miles
Example postcodes in Lampeter
SA48 7BU, SA48 7BY, SA48 7AS, SA48 7EP, SA48 7DR, SA48 7BJ, SA48 7DS, SA48 7DQ, SA48 7DA … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 58.8 miles
- Bristol Airport 77.1 miles
- Llanwrda Railway Station 13.7 miles
- Llandovery Railway Station 14.3 miles
Hotels in Lampeter Ad
Schools in Lampeter
- Ysgol Bro Pedr All ages
Local points of interest
- Derry-Ormond Estate 2.4 miles
- Llanllyr Priory Historic site 5.2 miles
- Dalaucothi Estate 6.5 miles
- Dolaucothi Estate 7.2 miles
- Dinefwr Castle Estate 16.3 miles
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 17 miles
- Tresaith Beach Beach 18.7 miles
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 19.2 miles