en Llanarth, Ceredigion

Llanarth
Llanarth
	Sheep field at Gelligenlas, Llanarth
	Llanarth Location within Ceredigion
Population	1,616 (2011)
OS grid reference	SN423575
• Cardiff	90 mi (140 km)SE
Principal area	Ceredigion;
Preserved county	Dyfed;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LLANDYSUL
Postcode district	SA44
Post town	LLANARTH
Postcode district	SA47
Post town	LAMPETER
Postcode district	SA48
Dialling code	01545
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Ceredigion Preseli;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Ceredigion;
	List of places UK Wales Ceredigion 52°11′38″N 4°18′25″W / 52.194°N 4.307°W Community map ; Map of the community;

Llanarth is a small village and community in Ceredigion, Wales. It is on the A487 road and is about 3 miles (4.8 km) from both Aberaeron and New Quay. 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. It was renovated in 1872.^[2] 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.^[3]

Amenities

Llanarth has a petrol station, post office, a primary school, a public house, a butcher, a convenience store and a garden centre.

Notable residents

John Evans (died 1779), born at Meini Gwynion, curate of Portsmouth.
Daniel Lewis Lloyd (1843–1899), schoolteacher and cleric, Bishop of Bangor, buried in Llanarth.
Dafydd Jones (born 1979), Welsh rugby international and Llanelli Scarlets player was brought up in Llanarth.^[4]

References

^ "Community and electoral ward population 2011". Retrieved 11 May 2015.
^ "Church of Saint David, Llanarth". British Listed Buildinds. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
^ "Llanarth tourist information". WalesDirectory.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
^ Dafydd Jones at BBC Mid Wales, September 2006. Accessed 22 October 2012.