11-663: Llanbadarn Fawr may relate to the following places in Wales: Llanbadarn Fawr, Ceredigion , a village and community in Ceredigion Llanbadarn Fawr, Powys , a village and community in Powys [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
22-458: A passing loop (allowing two trains to pass in opposite directions) and sidings which also link the main running line with a storage shed. There is a station building, the current structure being completed in 2013. The village community at Capel Bangor was once much larger than it is today, and in the earliest days of the Vale of Rheidol Railway Capel Bangor was the third principal station along with
33-462: Is a village and community in Ceredigion , Wales. It is on the outskirts of Aberystwyth next to Penparcau and Southgate. It forms the eastern part of the continually built-up area of Aberystwyth. It holds two electoral wards , Padarn and Sulien which elect a Ceredigion County Councillor each and several Llanbadarn Fawr Community Councillors . At the 2001 census its population as a community
44-565: The University's Llanbadarn campus, which concentrates on subjects such as business , law , criminology and information science , and Coleg Ceredigion 's Aberystwyth campus. Padarn United F.C. play their football in the Cambrian Tyres League. In the spring, summer and autumn months the village has train services provided by The Vale of Rheidol Railway to Devil's Bridge , Capel Bangor and Aberystwyth . Much of
55-532: The 6th century and which contains notable 18th-century wall monuments. The Garreg Fawr stone slab, reputed to be the capstone of a now-vanished chamber tomb , is mounted on a plinth in Llanbadarn Fawr Square. This slab once stood on four upright stones before being fractured by fire in the 19th century, after which it was reassembled and mounted in its present location. Llanbadarn Fawr has two pubs , The Black Lion and The Gogerddan Arms , and
66-571: The community falls within the electoral wards named Llandbadarn-Fawr-Padarn and Llandadarn-Fawr-Sulien. The total population of these wards is 3,380 In March 2024, the town joined the Dyfi Biosphere . Capel Bangor railway station Capel Bangor railway station is a railway station serving Capel Bangor in Ceredigion in Mid-Wales . It is an intermediate station on the preserved Vale of Rheidol Railway . Facilities include
77-573: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Llanbadarn_Fawr&oldid=932968062 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Llanbadarn Fawr, Ceredigion 52°24′29″N 4°03′36″W / 52.408°N 4.060°W / 52.408; -4.060 Llanbadarn Fawr ( Welsh pronunciation: [ɬanˌbadarn ˈvau̯r] )
88-401: The new operator embarked upon a process of restoration of operating facilities at Capel Bangor. The passing loop was restored, as was a single carriage siding, accessed 'out and back' via a lengthy headshunt . Subsequently, the 1980s waiting shelter was demolished, but the single carriage siding was joined by a second, parallel line (accessed via the same headshunt), and a large modern train shed
99-427: The two termini. It had a resident Station Master, and was equipped with waiting shelters, booking office, passing loop, sidings, and a large carriage shed. These facilities were all removed with the gradual decline of the village population, although in the 1980s British Rail , then the operators of this line, rebuilt a stone waiting shelter, and provided a picnic area for passengers alighting from trains here. In 2001
110-467: Was constructed. In 2012 a substantial grant from the European Union for infrastructure development in rural communities led to the Vale of Rheidol Railway making substantial investment in its smaller stations. At Capel Bangor this funding allowed for the construction of two raised and surfaced platforms, permitting passengers to join or alight from trains on the level, and also the construction of
121-422: Was recorded at 2,899, increasing to 3,380 at the 2011 census. Llanbadarn Fawr is named after the church of Padarn (the great church of Padarn), and dates from the sixth century. It predates Aberystwyth, whose castle was originally named after Llanbadarn. Notable buildings include Saint Padarn's Church , a fine, partly Romanesque parish church on the site of the mother church founded by Padarn (Paternus) in
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