Melindwr
Parish in Ceredigion, Wales
| Coordinates: | 52.4, -3.947 |
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| OS grid ref: | SN 67 79 |
| Dialling code: | 01970 (Aberystwyth) |
Melindwr is a rural community in Ceredigion, Wales, lying a few miles east of Aberystwyth in the wooded valley of the River Rheidol and on the lower slopes of the Cambrian Mountains. It includes the village of Capel Bangor, a stop on the steam‑hauled Vale of Rheidol Railway, and offers a mix of rolling farmland, pockets of forestry and waymarked walks that attract day‑visitors and walkers.
The area bears traces of 19th‑century mining and other industrial archaeology, but today its economy is largely agricultural with a growing seasonal tourism element and many residents commuting to Aberystwyth. Community life tends to be close‑knit and Welsh‑speaking, centred on chapels, village halls and outdoor pursuits, giving Melindwr a quiet, distinctive rural character with easy access to coastal amenities.
Postcode districts covering Melindwr
Most populated places nearby
- Aberystwyth 5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Capel Bangor Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Trefeurig Parish 2.5 miles
- Penrhyn-coch Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Trawsgoed Parish 3.4 miles
- Ystwyth Ward 3.7 miles
- Faenor Parish 4.2 miles
- Llanilar Built-up area 4.5 miles
- Bow Street Built-up area 4.7 miles
- Llanbadarn Fawr Built-up area 4.8 miles
- Tirymynach Parish 4.9 miles
- Aberystwyth Built-up area 5 miles
- Llanfarian Parish 5.1 miles
Example postcodes in Melindwr
SY23 3LX, SY23 3LW, SY23 3NR, SY23 3NW, SY23 3ND, SY23 3NT, SY23 4NE, SY23 3NZ, SY23 3LS … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 74 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 79.1 miles
- Aberystwyth railway station 5.8 miles
- Borth Railway Station 7.6 miles
Hotels near Melindwr Ad
- George Borrow Hotel 2 4.2 miles
- Starling Cloud 4 5.2 miles
- Aberystwyth Park Lodge Hotel 3 5.1 miles
- gwesTY Guest House 4 6 miles
- Devils Falls at the Luxury Hafod Hotel Aberystwyth 4 4.4 miles
- Brynllwyd Glamping 2 4.2 miles
- Cymru Hotel 6 miles
- Richmond Hotel 4 5.9 miles
- Starling Cloud, Aberystwyth by Marston’s Inns 4 5.4 miles
- Premier Inn Aberystwyth 3 5.9 miles
Schools in Melindwr
- Ysgol Penllwyn Primary
Local points of interest
- Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Theatre Y Werin Theatre 5 miles
- Penglais Campus, University of Wales, Aberystwyth University 5 miles
- National Library of Wales Library 5.2 miles
- Park Avenue Stadium Stadium 5.7 miles
- Commodore cinema Theatre 5.9 miles
- Aberystwyth bandstand Theatre 6 miles
- Aberyswyth Marina Harbour 6 miles
- Old College, University of Wales, Aberystwyth University 6 miles
- Plynlimon Mountains 8.3 miles
- Aberdovey Harbour Harbour 10.2 miles
- Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Museum 14 miles
- Talybont Estate 15.7 miles