Llandysul
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Llandysul, also spelt Llandyssul, is a town and community in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. As a community it consists of the townships of Capel Dewi, Horeb, Pontsian, Pren-gwyn, Tregroes, Rhydowen and the town of Llandysul itself. Llandysul lies in south Ceredigion in the valley of the River Teifi and is visited for its fishing and canoeing. The community had a population of 2732, as of 2011. The village itself has a population of 1484.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Llandysul
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.static_image_caption
- View of Llandysul town from the south
- UK place.population
- 1322
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SN4162340646
- UK place.community_wales
- Llandysul
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Ceredigion
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Dyfed
- UK place.post_town
- LLANDYSUL
- UK place.postcode_district
- SA44
- UK place.postcode_area
- SA
- UK place.dial_code
- 01559
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Ceredigion Preseli
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Ceredigion
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 1.029
- UK place.population_density
- 1,285/km²
- UK place.website
- https://www.llandysul-wales.co.uk/
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Llandysul, also spelt Llandyssul, is a town and community in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. As a community it consists of the townships of Capel Dewi, Horeb, Pontsian, Pren-gwyn, Tregroes, Rhydowen and the town of Llandysul itself. Llandysul lies in south Ceredigion in the valley of the River Teifi and is visited for its fishing and canoeing. The community had a population of 2732, as of 2011. The village itself has a population of 1484.
Llandysul is also known as the home of Gwasg Gomer, one of the most prominent publishers of Welsh-interest and Welsh language books in Wales. The town is twinned with Plogonnec (Plogoneg) in Brittany, France.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Llandysul” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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