Llanfarian
Parish in Ceredigion, Wales
| Coordinates: | 52.372, -4.058 |
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| OS grid ref: | SN 60 76 |
| Dialling code: | 01970 (Aberystwyth) |
The village and community of Llanfarian lies just a few miles south‑east of Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, set in the gentle valley of the Afon Ystwyth with rolling farmland and views towards the Cambrian Mountains. Its landscape is typically rural, dotted with smallholdings and hedgerows, yet close enough to the coast and the university town to feel both tranquil and connected.
Historically an agricultural parish, Llanfarian still shows a modest historic core including an old parish church and traces of the 19th‑century railway that served the area before closures in the 1960s. Today the local economy mixes farming, small businesses and commuters working in Aberystwyth, while community life remains active with village events, a village hall and a strong Welsh‑language presence typical of Ceredigion.
Postcode districts covering Llanfarian
Most populated places nearby
- Aberystwyth 2.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Llanilar Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Aberystwyth Penparcau Ward 2 miles
- Aberystwyth Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Llanbadarn Fawr Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Aberystwyth Rheidol Ward 2.9 miles
- Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais Ward 3.1 miles
- Ystwyth Ward 3.4 miles
- Faenor Parish 3.6 miles
- Capel Bangor Built-up area 4.1 miles
- Llangorwen Built-up area 4.3 miles
- Trawsgoed Parish 4.7 miles
- Melindwr Parish 5.1 miles
Example postcodes in Llanfarian
SY23 4QL, SY23 4DY, SY23 3UD, SY23 4UH, SY23 4UL, SY23 4DN, SY23 2YA, SY23 4DD, SY23 9FR … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 74 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 83.3 miles
- Aberystwyth railway station 3 miles
- Borth Railway Station 8.2 miles
Hotels near Llanfarian Ad
- Starling Cloud 4 2.4 miles
- gwesTY Guest House 4 3.1 miles
- Aberystwyth Park Lodge Hotel 3 2.4 miles
- Cymru Hotel 3.2 miles
- Starling Cloud, Aberystwyth by Marston’s Inns 4 2.6 miles
- Richmond Hotel 4 3.3 miles
- Premier Inn Aberystwyth 3 3.3 miles
- The Glengower 3.5 miles
- Queensbridge Hotel 3.6 miles
- Harleys Aberystwyth 2 3.2 miles
Schools in Llanfarian
- Ysgol Gymunedol Llanfarian Primary
Local points of interest
- Park Avenue Stadium Stadium 2.8 miles
- Aberyswyth Marina Harbour 2.9 miles
- National Library of Wales Library 2.9 miles
- Penglais Campus, University of Wales, Aberystwyth University 3 miles
- Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Theatre Y Werin Theatre 3 miles
- Old College, University of Wales, Aberystwyth University 3.2 miles
- Commodore cinema Theatre 3.3 miles
- Aberystwyth bandstand Theatre 3.4 miles
- Aberdovey Harbour Harbour 11.1 miles
- Plynlimon Mountains 13.3 miles
- Llanllyr Priory Historic site 13.5 miles
- Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Museum 14.6 miles