Llanbadarn Fawr
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Llanbadarn Fawr is an urbanised village
and community
in Ceredigion
, Wales
. It is located on the outskirts of Aberystwyth
situated 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.
parish church
on the site of the mother church founded by Padarn
(Paternus) in the 6th century and which contains notable 17th century wall monuments.
Llanbadarn Fawr has two pubs, The Black Lion and The Gogerddan Arms, and the University's
Llanbadarn campus, which concentrates on subjects such as agriculture
and information science
, and Coleg Ceredigion
's Aberystwyth campus.
Padarn United F.C. play their football
in the Cambrian Tyres League.
In the spring, summer and autumn months the village has train services provided by The Vale of Rheidol Railway
to Devil's Bridge
, Capel Bangor
and Aberystwyth
.
There is another, smaller, village by the name of Llanbadarn Fawr in Powys
, near Crossgates.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and community
Community
The term community has two distinct meanings:*a group of interacting people, possibly living in close proximity, and often refers to a group that shares some common values, and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical location, generally in social units larger than a household...
in Ceredigion
Ceredigion
Ceredigion is a county and former kingdom in mid-west Wales. As Cardiganshire , it was created in 1282, and was reconstituted as a county under that name in 1996, reverting to Ceredigion a day later...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is located on the outskirts of Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Wales. Often colloquially known as Aber, it is located at the confluence of the rivers Ystwyth and Rheidol....
situated next to Penparcau
Penparcau
Penparcau is a suburb of Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, Wales.-Location and amenities:The original village was a small hamlet, one mile east of Aberystwyth town centre, but the building of extensive Art Deco style semi-detached social housing from the 1920s on transformed the village...
and Southgate. It forms the eastern part of the continually built-up area of Aberystwyth. It holds two electoral wards, Padarn and Sulien.
Attractions, history and amenities
Notable buildings include Saint Padarn's Church, a fine, partly RomanesqueRomanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
on the site of the mother church founded by Padarn
Padarn
Saint Padarn is the eponymous founder of St Padarn's Church. Llanbadarn Fawr, near present day Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, in the early 6th century...
(Paternus) in the 6th century and which contains notable 17th century wall monuments.
Llanbadarn Fawr has two pubs, The Black Lion and The Gogerddan Arms, and the University's
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth University is a university located in Aberystwyth, Wales. Aberystwyth was a founding Member Institution of the former federal University of Wales. As of late 2006, the university had over 12,000 students spread across seventeen academic departments.The university was founded in 1872 as...
Llanbadarn campus, which concentrates on subjects such as agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
and information science
Information science
-Introduction:Information science is an interdisciplinary science primarily concerned with the analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information...
, and Coleg Ceredigion
Coleg Ceredigion
Coleg Ceredigion is a bilingual further education college in Ceredigion. It has two campuses in the two largest towns in Ceredigion, namely Aberystwyth and Cardigan The college's principal is Jacqui Weatherburn...
's Aberystwyth campus.
Padarn United F.C. play their football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
in the Cambrian Tyres League.
In the spring, summer and autumn months the village has train services provided by The Vale of Rheidol Railway
Vale of Rheidol Railway
The Vale of Rheidol Railway is a narrow-gauge gauge heritage railway that runs for between Aberystwyth and Devil's Bridge in the county of Ceredigion, Wales...
to Devil's Bridge
Devil's Bridge railway station
Devil's Bridge railway station is a railway station serving Devil's Bridge in Ceredigion in Mid-Wales. It is the eastern terminus of the preserved Vale of Rheidol Railway.The station has two principal platforms, each with a hard tarmac surface...
, Capel Bangor
Capel Bangor railway station
Capel Bangor railway station is a railway station serving Capel Bangor in Ceredigion in Mid-Wales. It is an intermediate station on the preserved Vale of Rheidol Railway. The station limits are clearly defined by fencing and identified by name signs...
and Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth railway station
Aberystwyth railway station is a railway station serving the seaside and university town of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales. It is served by passenger trains operated by Arriva Trains Wales, being situated at the terminus of the Cambrian Line and also by the narrow-gauge Vale of Rheidol Railway.-...
.
There is another, smaller, village by the name of Llanbadarn Fawr in Powys
Powys
Powys is a local-government county and preserved county in Wales.-Geography:Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire , and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,179 km², making it the largest county in Wales by land area.It is...
, near Crossgates.