Penparc
Penparc is a village in Ceredigion, Wales, on the A487 road 3 miles northeast of Cardigan. The surrounding land is principally used for cattle grazing although the significant glacial sand deposits are also commercially used as a source of sand and gravel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Cered, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 470 residents
- Description: village in Ceredigion, Wales
- Also known as: “Pen-y-parc” and “Penparc, Ceredigion”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Banc-y-Warren and Cardigan Castle.
Banc-y-Warren
Peak
Banc-y-Warren is hill in Ceredigion with a height of 146 m. It is also classed as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Cardigan Castle
Castle
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cardigan Castle is a castle overlooking the River Teifi in Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales. It is a Grade I listed building. The castle dates from the late 11th-century, though was rebuilt in 1244. Castle Green House was built inside the castle walls in the early 1800s. Cardigan Castle is situated 2½ miles southwest of Penparc.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llangoedmor and Pen-rhiw.
Llangoedmor
Village
Photo: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llangoedmor is a village and community in Ceredigion, Wales. The village is 2 miles east of Cardigan, while the community also encompasses Llechryd, Pant-gwyn, and Neuadd Wilym.
Pen-rhiw
Hamlet
Pen-rhiw is a hamlet in the community of Y Ferwig, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 74.8 miles from Cardiff and 195.2 miles from London. Pen-rhiw is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones and is part of the Ceredigion Preseli constituency in the House of Commons. Pen-rhiw is situated 1½ miles northeast of Penparc.
Tremain
Hamlet
Photo: Cered, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tremain is a hamlet, which is situated 1½ miles east of Penparc.
Penparc
- Category: locality
- Location: Y Ferwig, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.10166° or 52° 6′ 6″ northLongitude
-4.618° or 4° 37′ 5″ westPopulation
470Elevation
423 feet (129 metres)Open location code
9C4Q492J+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 5571309072OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
8714343Wikidata ID
Q11029741
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Penparc” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Penparc”
- Breton: “Penparc”
- Dutch: “Penparc”
- French: “Penparc”
- Irish: “Penparc”
- Welsh: “Penparc, Ceredigion”
- Welsh: “Penparc”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Penparc Play Area and Penyparc Baptist Chapel.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Penparc”. Photo: Cered, CC BY-SA 2.0.