Goginan is a small village in

Ceredigion Ceredigion (), historically Cardiganshire (, ), is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the West Wales, west of Wales. It borders Gwynedd across the River Dyfi, Dyfi estuary to the north, Powys to the east, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire t ...

, Wales, about 7 miles outside

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on the A44 between Ponterwyd and Capel Bangor. Afon Melindwr runs through the village, and is a tributary of the Afon Rheidol. The village originally grew around farms in the area, but increased with the development of local mines. To the east of the villages lies a Grade II Listed 19th century house thought to be associated with the lead mining, lead mines in the area; it is probably the Goginan mine manager's house. Cadw Building ID: 9857.British Listed Buildings website
accessed 21 May 2014.

Famous people from the village

* William Ambrose Bebb. Author * Humphrey Owen Jones * Owen Prys

References

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