Aberaeron

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Aberaeron
Houses on Belle View Terrace
Houses on Belle View Terrace
Coordinates 52 ° 15 ′  N , 4 ° 15 ′  W Coordinates: 52 ° 15 ′  N , 4 ° 15 ′  W
OS National Grid SN458628
Aberaeron (Wales)
Aberaeron
Aberaeron
Residents 1422 (as of 2011)
administration
Post town Aberaeron
ZIP code section SA46
prefix 01545
Part of the country Wales
region Dyfed
Unitary authority Ceredigion
British Parliament Ceredigion
Website: www.aberaeron.info

Aberaeron is a coastal town in Ceredigion , Wales and the administrative seat of the Principal Area Ceredigion . It lies between the towns of Aberystwyth and Cardigan . The population was 1422 people in 2011 according to the results of the census. The name of the place is derived from the Welsh Aber Aeron, meaning the mouth of the Aeron River . The names of the city and the river contain the medieval Welsh word aer (German roughly means carnage ), which can also be found in the local names of Celtic gods .

geography

The place lies on both sides of the estuary of the Aeron and also extends along the coast. The beaches are generally steep and rocky, with sandy areas only visible at low tide . The settlement lies in flat terrain that was created during the last ice age .

The climate is mild and temperate , it is mainly influenced by the shallow sea here. Frost can occur in winter when cold air flows through the valley of the Aeron from the higher parts of the country to the coast.

History and location

The name Aberaeron first appears in documents in 1566 and is recorded on maps from 1801. The modern design of the city comes from the Rev. Alban Thomas Gwynne from 1805. As essential elements it included a port that was modern for the construction time, which also included shipyards and a central main square, today's Alban Square . It is unusual for rural Wales and is almost entirely surrounded by Regency- style houses . This architectural style also dominates the port area. Many of the houses are the work of architect Edward Haycock from Shrewsbury . One of these houses near the inner harbor was chosen as a motif for a postage stamp for the British Post in 1970 and became more famous.

The harbor was after its final completion in 1816 quite successfully, and throughout the 19th century in operation, it developed a number of small farms that were mainly active as a supplier for shipbuilding. Ships were built until 1884, commercial seafaring used the port until 1920, after which it developed into a small tide-dependent port for recreational shipping . There was a larger company for processing wool until 1950.

In the 1880s, a small hand-operated cable car, the Aeron Express , was built to transport workers across the port. It was in operation until the 1920s.

Cadwgan Castle

Castell Cadwgan Castle, which is no longer visible today , was probably built in 1148 as a ring-shaped wooden fortification. The castle was located directly on the coast in the north of today's town, the last remains were washed away by the sea in the early 18th century. Its construction is often attributed to Cadwgan ap Bleddyn , even if there is hardly any verifiable information about the builder and the purpose of the castle.

politic and economy

As a relatively young settlement, Aberaeron never received borough status , but became an urban district from 1892 onwards . This status was valid until the administrative reform of 1974.

As a seaside resort, the place lives mainly from tourism . The facilities of the principal area administration play another important role for the local economy .

Culture

60% of the population can speak Welsh .

Every year at the beginning of August there is a carnival festival. The parade traditionally begins at the harbor and ends in the center of the village at Alban Square. Also in summer the "Aberaeron Festival of Welsh Ponies and Cobs" of the breeders' association of the local horse breed Welsh pony is held annually. At the 2005 festival, a life-size statue of a Welsh Cob stallion by the sculptor David Mayer was donated to the city.

The connections between Dylan Thomas and the towns of Aberaeron, New Quay and Talsarn have been extensively illustrated by the local author David N. Thomas .

Transport links

The A487 from Cardigan to Aberystwyth crosses the village. There is a connection to the A482 which leads southwest to the university town of Lampeter .

Regular buses connect the place with Aberystwyth , Lampeter , Cardigan, Carmarthen , Cardiff , Aberporth , New Quay , and Swansea .

A railway connection opened in 1911 existed for passengers until 1951 and for goods traffic until 1965.

Personalities of the place

photos

  • The Aeron River

  • Hotel Black Lion

  • Harbor at low tide

  • The Welsh Cob statue

  • Castle Hotel and Market Street

  • Former Northgate Customs House from 1785

literature

Web links

Commons : Aberaeron  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Office for National Statistics: Census 2011: Neighborhood Statistics: Aberaeron (Parish)
  2. ^ Aeron . In: Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names
  3. ↑ Top of westwales.co.uk. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  4. ↑ a b History of the place ( Memento dated May 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) at www.westwales.co.uk. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  5. ↑ Historical overview of the Cymdeithas Aberaeron Society. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  6. ^ The history of Aberaeron on the website aberaeron.info. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  7. ↑ Welsh Language Skills for the Aberaeron Parish, 2011 Census. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  8. ↑ Aberaeron Carnival on the website aberaeron.info. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  9. ^ Homepage of the Aberaeron Festival of Welsh Ponies and Cobs . Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  10. ↑ See article on undermilkwood.webs.com and cf. Dylan Thomas: A Farm, Two Mansions and a Bungalow . Sera 2000.
  11. ↑ Timetable ( memo of November 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF) for the Aberystwyth - Lampeter route; Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  12. ↑ Timetable ( memento of January 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF) for the Cardigan - Aberaeron route; Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  13. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: timetable (PDF) for the route Aberaeron - Carmarthen - Cardiff; Retrieved June 19, 2014.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.ceredigion.gov.uk
  14. ↑ Timetable ( Memento from June 30, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF) for the route Aberaeron - New Quay - Aberporth; Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  15. ↑ Timetable ( Memento of August 31, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF) for the Aberaeron - Swansea - Cardiff route; Retrieved June 19, 2014.