Ysbyty Ystwyth

Ysbyty Ystwyth

A post box in Ysbyty Ystwyth
Map of Ceredigion, with a red dot showing the location of Ysbyty Ystwyth
Map of Ceredigion, with a red dot showing the location of Ysbyty Ystwyth
Ysbyty Ystwyth
Location within Ceredigion
Population409 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceSN578478
Principal area
Ceremonial county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYSTRAD MEURIG
Postcode districtSY25
Dialling code01974
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Ceredigion
52°19′37″N 3°51′49″W / 52.3269°N 3.8635°W / 52.3269; -3.8635

Ysbyty Ystwyth (pronounced us-but-ee ust-with) is a small village and community in Ceredigion, an area of Wales. In 2011, it had a small population of just 409. The community also includes the small hamlet of Pont-rhyd-y-groes.

It is located 13 miles (21 km) south-southeast of Aberystwyth.

Its name roughly translates into English as Hospital of Ystwyth. The village's church was the property of the Order of the Knights of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, hence the hospital name.

The village has an SY postcode, also known as a Shrewsbury postcode, the county town of Shropshire, England.