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Rural Places
Aberporth & Parcllyn
Aberporth/Parcllyn is located in south west Ceredigion between the coast and the A487 coastal trunk road and is one of the most extensive group of villages in the County.
Apart from its tourism draw, the main local employer is the Ministry of Defence at the nearby missile range. The village has a number of local facilities including a community centre/hall, local primary school, play area and local shops and services.
Bow Street
Bow Street is located in the Tirymynach district of Ceredigion, Wales, approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north east of Aberystwyth.
As well as Bow Street itself, the neighbouring smaller villages of Pen-y-garn and the hamlet of Rhydypennau are nearby. All three places stretch along a long narrow strip along the main Aberystwyth to Machynlleth road, the A487.
Cenarth
Cenarth is one of the smallest villages in terms of population, with a substantial proportion of this small population living in farmsteads and hamlets in south Ceredigion, as well as in north Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire.
The main feature of the village is Cenarth Falls, a popular visitor attraction, and several other listed structures including an 18th-century corn mill incorporating the National Coracle Centre.
Felinfach-Ystrad Aeron
Felinfach and Ystrad Aeron are located in the Aeron Valley on the A482. It is located 10.6km (6.5 miles) from Aberaeron and 10.8km (6.7 miles) from Lampeter.
Although counted as one Rural Service Centre (RSC), the centre is formed of two distinct villages that when considered jointly accounts for more than approximately 150 dwellings. The village is also the location of a whey processing factory, now owned by Arla Foods Ingredients, which plans to make it a global production hub.
Llanarth
Llanarth is located on the A487 trunk road with a junction onto the B4342 New Quay road. The trunk road effectively cuts the village into two halves, resulting in some parts being very steep. It is a large settlement of approximately 200 dwellings, with a range of architectural styles from Georgian, Victorian to twentieth century.
Llanilar
Llanilar is located in the Ystwyth Valley, 9.7 km south-east of Aberystwyth.
The village does look to Aberystwyth for employment and shopping but does have a range of local services including a community centre and a doctor’s surgery. It is located on the Ystwyth Trail which attracts cyclists and walkers.
Llanon
Llanon is located in coastal, mid Ceredigion 8km north from Aberaeron and 18km south of Aberystwyth.
The village is named after the church of Saint Non (Llan-Non), the mother of Saint David. It adjoins the village of Llansantffraed on the coast of Cardigan Bay, with Llanon having a number of local facilities that support day-to-day needs.
Llanrhystud
Llanrhystud is located on the northern coast of Ceredigion, just to the south of Aberystwyth.
The village is named after the early Christian Welsh Saint Rhystyd. The village looks to Aberystwyth for many of its needs but does have a primary school, memorial hall and a number of local shops and services. The Wales Coast Path is close to the village.
Penrhyncoch
Penrhyncoch is located around 7km to the east of Aberystwyth.
It is a drawn-out village, located between the Afon Stwei and the Nant Silo. It has access to a relatively wide range of services and facilities including a post office, shop, garage, football club/social club, tennis courts, community halls and places of worship. Aberystwyth University IBERS research and training centre is located on the edge of the village.
Pontarfynach
Pontarfynach (Devil’s Bridge) includes the villages of Pontarfynach and Ponterwyd, located in the north-eastern Ceredigion to the east of Aberystwyth.
It is extremely rural in nature and encompasses one of the County’s most highly valued landscapes. Pontarfynach is best known for the three bridges that span the Afon Mynach, a tributary of the Rheidol. The village is also the upper terminus of the historic narrow-gauge Vale of Rheidol Railway.
Ponthydfendigaid
Ponthydfendigaid is located in eastern Ceredigion, some 9 kilometres north of Tregaron, encompassing the valleys and foothills of the Cambrian Mountains.
The village lies on the River Teifi, whose source is just 3 miles (5 km) to the east at Llyn Teifi, with the ruins of the Cistercian Strata Florida abbey 1 mile south-east of the village. The village has a primary school, memorial hall, a large pavilion building a number of local shops and services.
Talybont
Talybont is located in northern Ceredigion, just to 11km the north-east of Aberystwyth.
The village and area is very rural in nature, standing on the Afon Leri and the Afon Ceulan in the area of Genau’r Glyn, at the foot of Ceulan Maes-mawr. Whilst Talybont looks to Aberystwyth for many of its needs it has a primary school, memorial hall and a number of local shops and services.
Y Borth
Y Borth is located on Ceredigion’s northern coast, just to the north of Aberystwyth.
It is a large coastal village with does grow during the tourist season and is near to Dyfi National Nature Reserve. The community has a number of local facilities, shops and services including halls, playing fields, a cinema, lifeboat station and is a stop on the Cambrian railway line.