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.