Llanon History
Llanon is an historic village in Ceredigion, formerly Cardiganshire, West Wales. Situated on the Cardigan Bay coastline, between Llanrhystud and Aberarth. Towards the sea you find the historic hamlet of Llansanffraid (St Brides) after which the parish and church are named.
The extensive strip field system around Llanon dates back to mediaeval times, and is a rare survival.
Table of Contents
1. Local History
2. Journal Index
3. Illustrations and Old Pictures
4. Schools and Education
5. Industry and Trades
6. Ships, Shipbuilding and Martime History
7. Churches, Chapels and Religion
8. Location Map
9. Gallery
10. References
11. Links
| History of Llanon |
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![]() Llanon Museum Cottage is a rare example of a typical 18th century Ceredigion cottage. |
| County: Ceredigion Community: Llanon Traditional County: Cardiganshire Map Reference SN56NW Grid Reference SN5155367025 |
| Medieval Parish Cantref: Uwch Aeron Commote: Anhuniog |
| Ecclesiastical Parish: Llansantffraid, Acres 4888.814 Parish Hundred: Ilar |
| Electoral Ward: Llansantffraed |
| Listed Buildings: Llanon Scheduled Monuments: Llanon |
![]() The Hall, Llanon, a 16th century building. Also the earliest known example of a chimneyed house in Ceredigion. |
Since 1909 the Ceredigion Historical Society has published articles written about the archaeology, antiquities and history of Ceredigion, many of the articles are about Llanon history.
1. Local History
Llanon Museum Cottage is a rare example of a typical 18th century Ceredigion cottage.
The Hall (Y Neuadd), is thought to be Tudor in date from around the 16th century.
2. Journal Index
from the Index to Ceredigion Journal 1950-1984
- Llan-non, ili:129,1 1,153
- blacksmith, vi:99,100
- dialect
- see Llan-non : tafodiaeth
- emigration
- see Llan-non : ymfudo
- fair, iii:127;ix:369
- fulling mill, vi:108
- Rebecca riots at, v-.270
- St. Non’s church, iii:126,130
- schools
- grammar, ix:199
- private, ii:151
- settlement patterns, x:115-16
- smuggling, iv-.332
- tafodiaeth, ix:181,182,183,184
- turnpike gate, iii:130,134
- woollen mill, vi:111
- ymfudo, ii:167,229
- Llan-non, gwestfa, iii:274
3. Illustrations and Old Pictures
- Hafodydd and Lluestydd above Llan-non, 1846, ix:22fig. 11
- Llan-non. A traditional Cardiganshire cottage in, viii:323 fig.5
4. Schools and Education
- schools
- grammar, ix:199
- private, ii:151
5. Industry and Trades
- blacksmith, vi:99,100
- fulling mill, vi:108
- woollen mill, vi:111
6. Ships, Shipbuilding and Martime History
- smuggling, iv-.332
7. Churches, Chapels and Religion
- St. Non’s church, iii:126,130
8. Location Map
9. Gallery







10. References
- Llanon map (Header): Reproduced under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC-BY-NC-SA) licence with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
- View: Llanon Historic Mapping
11. External links
- Llansantffraed History Society, founded in 1996, meetings are held in the Llanon Reading Room on the first Monday of the month except for Bank Holiday’s.
- Coflein, discover the archaeology, historic buildings and monuments of Llanon
- Historic Place Names, learn about the field names and house names in the community of Llanon
- A Pint of History, read about the history of Ceredigion pubs, inns and local taverns of Llanon
- People’s Collection Wales, share your stories, memories and photographs of Llanon




