Llangwyryfon is a village in the county of Ceredigion

Ceredigion

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, Wales

Wales

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. It lies on the B4576 about 8 miles to the south and east of Aberystwyth

Aberystwyth

Aberystwyth is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Wales. Often colloquially known as Aber, it is located at the confluence of the rivers Ystwyth and Rheidol....

. The village lies in the valley of the River Wyre and contains the roadbridge where the B4576 crosses the Wyre downstream of which lies the confluence of the rivers Beidiog and the Wyre. The name Llangwyryfon derives from the tale of Saint Ursula

Saint Ursula

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 to whom the village church is dedicated. Llan is welsh for church and the gwyryddon are the 11,000 virgins who Ursula was martyred along with.

Llangwyryfon has boundaries with Llanrhystud

Llanrhystud

thumb|300px|right|Llanrhystud, Ceredigion Village and church from the bridleway to Castell-bach.Llanrhystud is a small seaside village on the A487 road in the county of Ceredigion, nine miles south of Aberystwyth, Wales. It is named after the early Christian Welsh saint Rhystud.- External links :***...

, Llanilar

Llanilar

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, Dyffryn Arth, Llangeitho

Llangeitho

Llangeitho is a village and community in Ceredigion, Wales situated on the upper river Aeron about 6 km due west of Tregaron and 11 km north of Lampeter. It has a population of 874....

 and Lledrod

Lledrod

Lledrod is a small village in Ceredigion, Wales....

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History

There is an Iron Age site in the village at Caer Argoed. In 1942(?) an early medieval, 5th-6th century carved stone was found in a field in the village by a farmer ploughing the field.

Amenities

• There is a Post office and general store in the village.
• There are a church and a chapel in the village.

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Transport

The village is served by the 588 bus service which runs between Aberystwyth and Lampeter

Lampeter

Lampeter is a town in Ceredigion, South West Wales, lying at the confluence of the River Teifi and the Afon Dulas.-Demographics:At the 2001 National Census, the population was 2894. Lampeter is therefore the smallest university town in both Wales and the United Kingdom...

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Education

Llangwyryfon Community Primary School is located in the village. In 2007 the School had 42 pupils.

Cylch Meithrin Llangwyryfon is a playgroup in Llangwyryfon registered by the Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin

Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin

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. The group is based in the Community Hall, Neuadd Santes Ursula (English: Saint Ursula Hall), near the Church.

Llangwyryfon is in the catchment area of the two secondary schools in Aberystwyth, Penweddig Community Secondary School

Ysgol Gyfun Gymunedol Penweddig

Penweddig Community Secondary School is a successful Welsh-language secondary school in Aberystwyth, Wales. The school was established in 1973 and now educates girls and boys between the ages of 11 and 18 through the medium of Welsh...

 (Welsh

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: Ysgol Gyfun Gymunedol Penweddig) and Penglais School

Penglais School

Penglais Comprehensive School is a comprehensive school situated in the town of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, West Wales. It offers education to over 1,550 pupils aged 11 to 19. The school was established in 1973 and teaches mainly through the medium of English....

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Industry

• The main industry in the area is livestock farming.
• There is a scrapyard in the village.
• Llangwyryfon Wind Farm is split between Llangwyryfon and Lledrod, it is a wind farm of 20 wind turbines.