Daren

For other uses, see Daren (disambiguation).

Daren is a hamlet in the community of Trefeurig, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 73.2 miles (117.7 km) from Cardiff and 174.5 miles (280.8 km) from London. It is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones (Plaid Cymru) and is part of the Ceredigion Preseli constituency in the House of Commons.^[1][2]

Banc-y-Darren
Banc-y-Darren Location within Ceredigion
OS grid reference	SN 6786 8278
• Cardiff	73.2 mi (117.8 km)
• London	174.5 mi (280.8 km)
Community	Trefeurig
Principal area	Ceredigion
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Aberystwyth
Postcode district	SY23
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Ceredigion Preseli
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Ceredigion
List of places UK Wales Ceredigion 52.426979°N 3.944824°W / 52.426979; -3.944824

Daren Bank

Daren is a small hamlet of about eight houses surrounded by agricultural land, in the community of Trefeurig.

Nearby lies Daren Camp, an Iron Age hillfort featuring a strong single rampart enclosing an oval area approximately 0.44 hectares in size, with archaeological evidence of earlier Bronze Age cairns and historical mining activity linked to the nearby silver-lead Daren Lode.^[3] The area has a rich history of prehistoric and industrial heritage.^[3]

See also

• List of localities in Wales by population