Llandysul | |
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Town | |
Location within Ceredigion | |
Area | 1.029 km2 (0.397 sq mi) |
Population | 1,322 (2021)[1][better source needed] |
• Density | 1,285/km² |
OS grid reference | SN4162340646 |
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Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LLANDYSUL |
Postcode district | SA44 |
Dialling code | 01559 |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Website | https://www.llandysul-wales.co.uk/ |
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.[2] The village itself has a population of 1484.[3]
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.[4]