Llanfarian


Llanfarian is a village, electoral ward and community located in the district county of Ceredigion, Mid-Wales, south of the administrative centre Aberystwyth.
The 2001 census showed Llanfarian as having a population of 1442, increasing to 1,541 at the 2011 census.
Llanfarian lies above the banks of the river Ystwyth in the Ystwyth Valley.
The community includes the villages of Rhydyfelin and Moriah, Ceredigion.

Ystwyth Trail

Llanfarian is located at the western edge of the Ystwyth Trail.

Schools

The now disused and dismantled Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line stopped here at Llanrhystud Road station.
The following pictures are available on the council's website.

Government

Llanfarian had a representative on Cardiganshire County Council from the formation of the authority in 1889. The first member was Morris Davies, a local farmer, who defeated Matthew Vaughan Davies of Tanybwlch by fifteen votes. Both stood as Conservative candidates. By the next election in 1892, Vaughan Davies had converted to the Liberal Party and captured the seat which he held for many years. In 1895, he was elected Member of Parliament for Cardiganshire.
The current county councilor is Alun Lloyd Jones of Plaid Cymru.

Notable residents