Ystrad Meurig
Parish in Ceredigion, Wales
| Coordinates: | 52.292, -3.925 |
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| OS grid ref: | SN 68 67 |
Ystrad Meurig is a small, rural parish in Ceredigion, set among the rolling uplands on the edge of the Cambrian Mountains and within easy reach of the Cardigan Bay coast. The landscape is classic mid-Wales: green pastures, stone walls and narrow lanes, with farming - particularly sheep and cattle - still shaping daily life and the pattern of settlement.
Despite its size, Ystrad Meurig has an outsized cultural history, known for an 18th-century grammar school founded by Edward Richard that helped make the village a local centre of learning. Today it remains a close-knit, largely Welsh-speaking community with a mix of traditional agriculture, small-scale tourism for walkers and history enthusiasts, and village events that keep social life active.
Postcode districts covering Ystrad Meurig
Most populated places nearby
- Aberystwyth 9.8 miles15.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Pontrhydfendigaid Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Lledrod Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Ystrad Fflur Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Tregaron and Ystrad Fflur Ward 3.7 miles6 km
- Ysbyty Ystwyth Parish 4 miles6.5 km
- Trawsgoed Parish 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Ystwyth Ward 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Tregaron Built-up area 5 miles8 km
- Llangwyryfon Parish 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Llangeitho Parish 6 miles9.7 km
- Pontarfynach Parish 6.2 miles10 km
- Llanilar Built-up area 6.3 miles10.1 km
Example postcodes in Ystrad Meurig
SY25 6AN, SY25 6AF, SY25 6AL, SY25 6AQ, SY25 6AW, SY25 6AB, SY23 4HY, SY25 6AX, SY25 6AD … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 66.6 miles107.2 km
- Bristol Airport 81.2 miles130.7 km
- Aberystwyth railway station 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Borth Railway Station 14.7 miles23.7 km
Hotels near Ystrad Meurig Ad
- Y Talbot 4 5 miles8 km
- The Hafod Hotel 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- The George Borrow Hotel 2 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Penrhos Park 3 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Aberystwyth Park Lodge 3 10 miles16 km
Local points of interest
- Penglais Campus, University of Wales, Aberystwyth University 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Theatre Y Werin Theatre 10.4 miles16.7 km
- National Library of Wales Library 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Park Avenue Stadium Stadium 10.5 miles17 km
- Aberyswyth Marina Harbour 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Commodore cinema Theatre 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Old College, University of Wales, Aberystwyth University 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Aberystwyth bandstand Theatre 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Derry-Ormond Estate 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Llanllyr Priory Historic site 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Plynlimon Mountains 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Dalaucothi Estate 16.8 miles27 km