Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox UK place Llanrhystud ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a seaside village, community and electoral division on the A487 road in the county of Ceredigion, in Wales, 9 miles (14 km) south of Aberystwyth, and 7 miles (11 km) north of Aberaeron. It takes its name from an early Welsh saint. The community includes the village of Llanddeiniol.
The Cofiwch Dryweryn stone wall (meaning: "Remember Tryweryn") lies on the A487 a mile north of the village.
HistoryEdit
The village is named after the early Christian Welsh St Rhystyd, to whom the local Church in Wales (Anglican) church is dedicated.<ref name="church" /> Rhystyd was among missionaries who arrived from Armorica in the 6th century.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
According to a leaflet in the Ceredigion Archives:
<templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />
Template:ErrorTemplate:Main other{{#if:|{{#if:|}}
— {{#if:|, in }}Template:Comma separated entries}}
{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Blockquote with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | author | by | char | character | cite | class | content | multiline | personquoted | publication | quote | quotesource | quotetext | sign | source | style | text | title | ts }}
The first mention of an incumbent is of Griffith Powell, who "on July 24th 1582 was a witness before the Court Leet at Aberystwyth". The document adds that Powell had been "in 1544 appointed priest-in-charge of Llanrhystud at the yearly stipend of five pounds".<ref name="church" />
A castle once existed nearby.
AmenitiesEdit
The village has a primary school, Ysgol Wirfoddol Myfenydd.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It also has a memorial hall, which contains a memorial table to the local fallen in the two World Wars.
The village lies on the Ceredigion Coast Path, part of the Wales Coast Path.
There is a public house, the Black Lion, which also serves meals.<ref name="black_lion">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The village was once served by Llanrhystyd Road railway station, on the now dismantled Carmarthen–Aberystwyth line, nearly 7 miles (11.3 km) up the A487 road at the larger village of Llanfarian.
PopulationEdit
The village had a population of 646 as of the 2011 census,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and the wider community, 966.<ref name="pop" /> The electoral ward stretches beyond the confines of Llanrhystud to include the village of Llangwyryfon. It has a total population of 1,562.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Notable peopleEdit
- David Evans (died 1910), Archdeacon of St Asaph
- David Edward Lewis (1866–1941), businessman and philanthropist in Australia
GalleryEdit
- Cardigan Bay Beach scene - geograph.org.uk - 22421.jpg
Beach near Llanrhystud
- Ford at Llanrhystyd - geograph.org.uk - 42178.jpg
Ford over the River Wyre (now closed)
- Black Lion, Llanrhystud.jpg
Black Lion pub
- Llanrhystud Village Hall - geograph.org.uk - 520675.jpg
Memorial Hall
- Eglwys Sant Rhystud, Llanrhystud, Ceredigion 03.JPG
The church of St Rhystud
External linksEdit
- Llanrhystud Village Information
- Llanrhystud – Ceredigion Historical Society
- Llanrhystud – Extract from "A Topographical Dictionary of Wales" by Samuel Lewis 1833