Llanarth is a small village and
community
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in
Ceredigion
Ceredigion (), historically Cardiganshire (, ), is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the West Wales, west of Wales. It borders Gwynedd across the River Dyfi, Dyfi estuary to the north, Powys to the east, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire t ...
,
Wales
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. It is on the
A487 road and is about from both
Aberaeron and
New Quay
New Quay () is a seaside town, community and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales; it had a resident population of 1,045 at the 2021 census. Located south-west of Aberystwyth, on Cardigan Bay with a harbour and large sandy beaches, the town ...
. The community includes the village of Synod Inn.
Church
The parish church of
St David's, once dedicated to
St Fylltyg, is a
Grade II* listed building
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. It was renovated in 1872. A stone in the churchyard is sometimes pointed out as bearing the Devil's footprint. According to legend, he was trying to steal one of the church's bells one night but woke the vicar, who drove him off. He left the footprint as he fled.
Amenities
Llanarth has a
petrol station,
post office
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, a
primary school
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, a
public house
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, a
butcher
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, a
convenience store
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and a
garden centre
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.
Notable residents
*
John Evans (died 1779), born at Meini Gwynion, curate of Portsmouth.
*
Daniel Lewis Lloyd (1843–1899), schoolteacher and cleric,
Bishop of Bangor
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, buried in Llanarth.
*
Dafydd Jones
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(born 1979),
Welsh rugby international and
Llanelli Scarlets player was brought up in Llanarth.
Dafydd Jones
at BBC
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Mid Wales, September 2006. Accessed 22 October 2012.
References
External links
History of Llanarth
geograph.co.uk
photos of Llanarth and surrounding area
Villages in Ceredigion
Communities in Ceredigion
Legendary footprints
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