Llanbadarn Fawr | |
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Llanbadarn Fawr Parish Church dedicated to St Padarn; the current church dates from 1257. | |
Location within Ceredigion | |
Population | 3,380 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SN599808 |
• Cardiff | 90 mi (140 km)SE |
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Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Aberystwyth |
Postcode district | SY23 |
Dialling code | 01970 |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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.