Aberaeron

Aberaeron
Houses on the quay
Aberaeron is located in Ceredigion
Aberaeron
Aberaeron
Location within Ceredigion
Population1,422 
OS grid referenceSN458628
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townABERAERON
Postcode districtSA46
Dialling code01545
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Ceredigion

52°14′31″N 4°15′33″W / 52.24204°N 4.25921°W / 52.24204; -4.25921


Map of the community

Aberaeron (Welsh pronunciation: [abɛˈrei̯rɔn]), previously anglicised as Aberayron, is a town, community and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales. Located on the coast between Aberystwyth and Cardigan, its resident population was 1,274 in the 2021 census.[1]

The name of the town is Welsh for "mouth of the Aeron". It is derived from the Middle Welsh aer (slaughter),[2] which gave its name to Aeron, believed by some to have been a Welsh god of war.[3]

One of the main Ceredigion County Council office sites is located in Aberaeron.

  1. ^ "Aberaeron (Community, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
  2. ^ Sheard, K. M. (2011). Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names. Llewellyn Worldwide. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-738-72368-6.
  3. ^ p.144 A Wander Around the Coast of Wales by Steve Plant, FastPrint Publishing, 2014

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