Lampeter

Lampeter
  • Welsh: Llanbedr Pont Steffan
Lampeter is located in Ceredigion
Lampeter
Lampeter
Location within Ceredigion
Population2,970 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSN578478
Community
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLAMPETER
Postcode districtSA48
Dialling code01570
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Ceredigion

52°07′13″N 4°04′56″W / 52.1202°N 4.0821°W / 52.1202; -4.0821


Map of the community

Lampeter (/ˈlæmpətər/; Welsh: Llanbedr Pont Steffan (formal); Llambed (colloquial)) is a town, community and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales, at the confluence of the Afon Dulas with the River Teifi. It is the third largest urban area in Ceredigion, after Aberystwyth and Cardigan, and has a campus of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. At the 2011 Census, the population was 2,970. Lampeter is the smallest university town in the United Kingdom. The university adds approximately 1,000 people to the town's population during term time.

  1. ^ "town and electoral division population 2011". Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Lampeter Town Council | Cyngor Tref Llanbedr Pont Steffan".