Penparc

Penparc
Penparc
 Penparc shown within Ceredigion
OS grid referenceSN21175 47973
Principal areaCeredigion
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode district SA43
Police Dyfed-Powys
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
List of places
UK
Wales
Ceredigion

Coordinates: 52°06′07″N 4°36′45″W / 52.101866°N 4.612508°W / 52.101866; -4.612508

Penparc is a village in Ceredigion, Wales, located on the A487 road 3 miles north west of Cardigan. The surrounding land is principally used for cattle grazing although the significant glacial sand deposits[1] are also commercially used as a source of sand and gravel.[2]

References

  1. "The Ordovician and Silurian meta-sedimentary aquifers of central and south-west Wales" (PDF). The Environment Agency. 2005. ISBN 978-1-84432-642-6. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  2. "Penparc residents angry over quarry extension plans". BBC. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
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