Llanbadarn Fawr, Ceredigion

Llanbadarn Fawr
Llanbadarn Fawr Parish Church dedicated to St Padarn; the current church dates from 1257.
Llanbadarn Fawr is located in Ceredigion
Llanbadarn Fawr
Llanbadarn Fawr
Location within Ceredigion
Population3,380 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSN599808
• Cardiff90 mi (140 km)SE
Community
  • Llanbadarn Fawr
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAberystwyth
Postcode districtSY23
Dialling code01970
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Ceredigion

52°24′29″N 4°03′36″W / 52.408°N 4.060°W / 52.408; -4.060


Map of the community

Llanbadarn Fawr (Welsh pronunciation: [ɬanˌbadarn ˈvau̯r]) is a village and community in Ceredigion, Wales. It is on the outskirts of Aberystwyth next to Penparcau and Southgate. It forms the eastern part of the continually built-up area of Aberystwyth. It holds two electoral wards, Padarn and Sulien which elect a Ceredigion County Councillor each and several Llanbadarn Fawr Community Councillors. At the 2001 census its population as a community was recorded at 2,899,[2] increasing to 3,380 at the 2011 census.

  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  2. ^ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Menna, Baines; Lynch, Peredur I., eds. (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 471. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.