Llanon Ceredigion Wales : Tourist Information : Llansantffraid (original) (raw)

Llanon (Llan-non) is a village stooped in history with a shingle beach located on the coast of Cardigan Bay, 11 miles south of Aberystwyth and 5 miles north of Aberaeron on the main A487 coast road.

It is part of the parish of Llansantffraed, which consists of three communities – Llanon, Llansantffraed and Nebo.

The village is named after the church of St. Non – the mother of St David, patron saint of Wales, who was born about 500 AD and brought up in the village.

The history of the village dates back to a charter of around 1215 that shows the Lord Rhys ap Gruffudd gave the land to the Bishop of St David’s. The land subsequently passed to the Cistercian monks of Strata Florida and the shoreline still features their mediaeval fish traps near Llanon.

The village was at its height in the 18th and 19th centuries as a key area for farming and shipbuilding. As a shipbuilding village, it employed 130 men in 1861 out of a population of 1300. It was during this time that much of the development in the village took place when new churches, a school, shops, pubs, a brewery and a bakery were built.

Today Llanon attracts many tourists visiting Ceredigion, including walkers of the Ceredigion Coastal Path, followers of the Dylan Thomas Trail and caravaneers. It holds an annual carnival and offers local amenities including a Village Hall, Llanon Primary School, White Swan Inn, Llanon Premier Stores, Sion Jones Butchers, Rockin Robin Records & Tea Room (The Old Bakery) and Woodlands Caravan Park.