Llanbadarn Fawr is named after the church of Padarn (the great church of Padarn), and dates from the sixth century. It predates Aberystwyth, whose castle was originally named after Llanbadarn. Notable buildings include
Saint Padarn's Church, a fine, partly
Romanesque parish church on the site of the mother church founded by
Padarn (Paternus) in the 6th century and which contains notable 18th-century wall monuments. The Garreg Fawr stone slab, reputed to be the capstone of a now-vanished
chamber tomb, is mounted on a plinth in Llanbadarn Fawr Square. This slab once stood on four upright stones before being fractured by fire in the 19th century, after which it was reassembled and mounted in its present location. There is also a windmill in
Llain-y-gawsai. Llanbadarn Fawr has two
pubs,
The Black Lion and
The Gogerddan Arms, and the
University's Llanbadarn campus, which concentrates on subjects such as
business,
law,
criminology and
information science, and
Coleg Ceredigion's Aberystwyth campus.
Padarn United F.C. play their
football in the Cambrian Tyres League. In the spring, summer and autumn months the village has train services provided by
The Vale of Rheidol Railway to
Devil's Bridge,
Capel Bangor and
Aberystwyth. File:Gogerddan Map 110, A map of the Borough of Llanbadarn.png|A map of Llanbadarn Fawr, c.1800 File:Church of Llanbadarn Fawr, near Aberystwyth.jpeg File:Egwys Llanbadarn Fawr, Abersytwyth.JPG File:TrenLlanbadarnFawr.JPG File:Gogerddan Arms, Llanbadarn Fawr.jpg ==Governance==