Llanbadarn Fawr

Llanbadarn Fawr

Llanbadarn Fawr is a village and parish in Ceredigion, Wales and is located on the outskirts of Aberystwyth situated next to Penparcau and Southgate.It holds two electoral wards, Padarn and Sulien.

Attractions, History & Amenities

Notable buildings include St Padarn's Church, a fine partly Romanesque parish church on the site of the clas (mother church) founded by Padarn (Paternus) in the 6th century and which contains notable 17th century wall monuments.

Llanbadarn Fawr has two pubs, "The Black Lion" and "The Gogerddan Arms", and the University's Llanbadarn campus, which concentrates on subjects such as agriculture and information science and Coleg Ceredigion's Aberystwyth campus.

The village is the home of Padarn United F.C. who play their football in the Cambrian Tyres League.

In the spring, summer and autumn months the village has train services provided by The Vale of Rheidol Railway to Devil's Bridge, Capel Bangor and Aberystwyth.

There is another, smaller, village by the name of Llanbadarn Fawr in Powys, near Crossgates.

External links

* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3090338 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Lanbadarn Fawr and surrounding area]


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