Goginan is a small village in

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, about 7 miles outside Aberystwyth on the A44 between

Ponterwyd Ponterwyd is a village in Ceredigion, Wales. It lies in the Cambrian Mountains of Mid Wales, approximately east of Aberystwyth on the A44 road. Historical background Ponterwyd's rich history is evident throughout the village. At the village's ...

and Capel Bangor. The Afon Melindwr runs through the village, and is a tributary of the

Afon Rheidol The Afon Rheidol is a river in Ceredigion, Wales, in length. The source is Plynlimon. Receiving an average annual rainfall of , Plynlimon is also the source of both the Wye and the Severn. Geography and geology The Rheidol rises in the head ...

. The village originally grew around farms in the area, but increased with the development of local mines. To the east of the villages lies a Grade II Listed 19th century house thought to be associated with the

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in the area; it is probably the Goginan mine manager's house. Cadw Building ID: 9857.British Listed Buildings website
accessed 21 May 2014.

Famous people from the village

* William Ambrose Bebb. Author *

Humphrey Owen Jones Humphrey Owen Jones (20 February 1878 – 15 August 1912) was a Welsh chemist and mountaineer. Life Jones was born at Goginan, Cardiganshire, and educated at Lewis School, Pengam, and the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. He subseque ...

Owen Prys Owen Prys (25 September 1857 – 12 December 1934) was a Calvinistic Methodist minister and first Principal of the United Theological College in Aberystwyth in Wales (1906–27) and Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Wales in 1910.

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