Llangwyryfon

Llangwyryfon is a village and community in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. It lies on the B4576 about 8 miles to the south and east of Aberystwyth. 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. Llangwyryfon has boundaries with Llanrhystud, Llanilar, Dyffryn Arth, Llangeitho and Lledrod communities.^[2]

Llangwyryfon
Llangwyryfon road sign
Llangwyryfon Location within Ceredigion
Population	596 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SN599707
• Cardiff	93 mi
Principal area	Ceredigion
Preserved county	Dyfed
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LLANRHYSTUD
Postcode district	SY23
Post town	ABERYSTWYTH
Postcode district	SY23
Dialling code	01974
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Ceredigion Preseli
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Ceredigion
List of places UK Wales Ceredigion 52.316°N 4.057°W / 52.316; -4.057 Community map Map of the community

Etymology

The name Llangwyryfon derives from the tale of the Romano-British Saint Ursula to whom the village church is dedicated. Llan is an ancient Welsh word for a holy enclosure and gwyryfon refers to the 11,000 virgins who are said to have been martyred along with Saint Ursula.^[3]

History

There is an Iron Age site in the village at Caer Argoed.^[4] 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 general store in the village (now closed) as well as a church and a chapel.

Clubs and societies

• Young Farmers Club^[5]
• Women's Institute^[6]
• Merched Y Wawr^[7]
• Gardening Club
• Youth Club^[8]

Transport

The village is served by the 588 bus service which runs between Aberystwyth and Lampeter.^[9]

Education

Llangwyryfon Church and Chapel

Llangwyryfon Community Primary School is located in the village.^[10] In 2007 the School had 42 pupils.^[11]

Cylch Meithrin Llangwyryfon is a playgroup in Llangwyryfon registered by the Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin. The group is based in the Community Hall, Neuadd Santes Ursula (English: Saint Ursula Hall), near the Church.^[12]

Llangwyryfon is in the catchment area of the two secondary schools in Aberystwyth, Penweddig Community Secondary School (Welsh: Ysgol Gyfun Gymunedol Penweddig) and Penglais School.

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.^[13]