Penparc

Penparc (also known as Penyparc) is a village in Ceredigion, Wales, on the A487 road 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Cardigan.

This article is about the village in Ceredigion. For the village in Pembrokeshire, see Penparc, Pembrokeshire.

Penparc
Penparc
Penparc
Location within Ceredigion
OS grid referenceSN21175 47973
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCardigan
Postcode districtSA43
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh

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.

To the east of the village, near a prominent conical hill, is the site of the Battle of Crug Mawr, fought in 1136.

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