Aberaeron

Also known as Aberayron

Aberaeron (), previously anglicised as Aberayron, is a seaside town and community in Ceredigion, Wales. Located on the coast between Aberystwyth and Cardigan, its resident population was 1,274 in the 2021 census.

Key facts

UK place.official_name: Aberaeron
UK place.country: Wales
UK place.static_image_name: AberaeronHouses.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Houses on the quay
UK place.unitary_wales: Ceredigion
UK place.lieutenancy_wales: Dyfed
UK place.constituency_westminster: Ceredigion Preseli
UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly: Ceredigion
UK place.post_town: ABERAERON
UK place.postcode_district: SA46
UK place.postcode_area: SA
UK place.dial_code: 01545
UK place.os_grid_reference: SN458628
UK place.population: 1,422

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: community
Official name: Aberaeron
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Ceredigion
Population: 1520
Area: 158.28
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Body of water: Cardigan Bay
Capital of: Ceredigion
Official website: www.aberaeron.info
Image: Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Cymru (Wales) - Gorllewin Cymru Forol - SAC Special Areas of Conservation 82.jpg
Dialing code: 1545

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OS grid reference: SN458628
postal code: SA46
Commons category: Aberaeron
described by source: Nordisk familjebok
historic county: Cardiganshire
P8168: Aisy-sur-Armançon
P12749: Luserna San Giovanni

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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections

Contents

History and design
Castell Cadwgan
Governance
Administrative history
Education
Location and features
Transport
Notable people
See also
Gallery
References
External links

The name of the town is Welsh for "mouth of the Aeron". It is derived from the Middle Welsh '''' (slaughter), which gave its name to Aeron, believed by some to have been a Welsh god of war.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aberaeron” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.