- Llanon
Infobox UK place
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country = Wales
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official_name = Llanon
latitude = 52.28245
longitude = -4.17902
unitary_wales =Ceredigion
lieutenancy_wales =Dyfed
constituency_westminster = Ceredigion
post_town = LLANON
postcode_district = SY23 5
postcode_area = SY
dial_code = 01974
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os_grid_reference = SN515671
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population = 2482 (2001 census, Llansantffraed)Llanon is a
village inCeredigion ,Wales . It is located on thecoast ofCardigan Bay , fivemile s north ofAberaeron and 11 miles south ofAberystwyth on theA487 road . It is built on a raisedbeach .St. David connection
The village is named after the church of Non - the mother of
Saint David . By tradition St David was brought up in the village.History
The village prospered in the
18th century and19th century with industries rooted in the land and on the sea.Shipbuilding employed 130 men in 1861 out of a population of 1,300. It was at this period that much of the current village was developed; severalNonconformist chapels and a school were built, and the village enjoyed a large range of shops and services including fivepub s and abrewery , threeblacksmith s, shoe makers,wheelwright s and abakery .The
Ceredigion County Council museum service owns "Llanon Cottage", a 2-roomed 18th centurycottage , which is open to the public from time to time.The
beach is of pebble and stone with areas of sand exposed at low tide. The beach is backed by boulder claysea cliff s which are receding through attack by the sea.External links
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/sites/history/pages/llanon.shtml Llanon - a potted history]
* [http://pilgrim.ceredigion.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=2288 Llanon Cottage]
* [http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/media/pdf/i/7/llanon.pdf Ceredigion Plan for Llanon]
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3090724 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llanon and surrounding area]
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