Aberystwyth is a university and seaside town and a community in Ceredigion, Wales. It is the largest town in Ceredigion and 16 miles from Aberaeron, the county's other administrative centre. In 2021,
Aberystwyth shore
Aberystwyth Town Clock 20180707
Aberystwyth Old University Building
Site of original Aberystwyth Castle at Tan y Castell
Aberystwyth University is a public research university in Aberystwyth, Wales. Aberystwyth was a founding member institution of the former federal University of Wales. The university has 8,970 students
Aberystwyth
…Aberystwyth means "the mouth of the Ystwyth". It has been a major educational location in Wales since the establishment of University College Wales, now Aberystwyth University, in 1872. In 2025, Aberystwyth became a UNESCO City of Literature becoming the first Welsh place and sixth in the United Kingdom to receive the title…
The University for Wales, Aberystwyth, c. 1870
Old College Building from the castle
Cledwyn Building, former home of the School of Economics