Llanfair, Ceredigion
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Llanfair is a small village, encompassing 3232 ha, located about 4 miles north-east of Lampeter
, in Ceredigion
, Wales
. It has a population of around 770, 87.5% of which are Welsh-speaking
, formerly located within the hundred
of Moyddyn.
The community is located at the southernmost area of Ceredigion's former lead and silver mines, which until the 1760s were highly productive. The meaning of "clywedog" is audible, or noisy which refers to the river Clydogau, or Clywedogau as it was originally spelt. The basins of Clywedog-isaf, Clywedog-ganol and Clywedog-uchaf are nearby.
There are two churches still in operation, Saint Mary's Parish and Ebeneser Congregational chapel, originally established 1799 as a brewery.
Local native and scholar G.J. Williams, (1892-1962), was the first president of Yr Academi Gymraeg (Welsh Academy)
.
Lampeter
Lampeter is a town in Ceredigion, South West Wales, lying at the confluence of the River Teifi and the Afon Dulas.-Demographics:At the 2001 National Census, the population was 2894. Lampeter is therefore the smallest university town in both Wales and the United Kingdom...
, 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 has a population of around 770, 87.5% of which are Welsh-speaking
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
, formerly located within the hundred
Hundred
Hundred usually refers to the number 100It may also refer to:* Hundred , historically a number not necessarily 100* Hundred , a mostly obsolete geographic term...
of Moyddyn.
The community is located at the southernmost area of Ceredigion's former lead and silver mines, which until the 1760s were highly productive. The meaning of "clywedog" is audible, or noisy which refers to the river Clydogau, or Clywedogau as it was originally spelt. The basins of Clywedog-isaf, Clywedog-ganol and Clywedog-uchaf are nearby.
There are two churches still in operation, Saint Mary's Parish and Ebeneser Congregational chapel, originally established 1799 as a brewery.
Local native and scholar G.J. Williams, (1892-1962), was the first president of Yr Academi Gymraeg (Welsh Academy)
Academi
Literature Wales Literature Wales Literature Wales (formerly the Academi is the Welsh national literature promotion agency and society of writers, existing to promote Welsh-language and English-language literature in Wales. Literature Wales publishes a literary magazine called Taliesin and a...
.