Borth

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Borth

Land area745.61 km²

Coordinates52.49°, -4.05°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Borth is a village, seaside resort and community in Ceredigion, Mid Wales; it is located 7 miles (11 km) north of Aberystwyth, on the Ceredigion Coast Path. The community includes the settlement of Ynyslas and the population was 1,399 in 2011. Borth's sandy beach has helped to promote it as a seaside resort.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

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John Hefin

Welsh television director (1941–2012)

Dic Jones

Welsh poet and Archdruid (1934–2009)

C

Christopher Evans

British computer scientist (1931-1979)

D

Dewi Morgan

Welsh poet

J

John Edwards

Welsh politician, born 1882

J

John Hughes

19th-century Welsh footballer (1855-1914)

Lewis Edwards

Welsh educator and Nonconformist minister (1809-1887)

L

Lewis Gilbertson

British priest and academic

R

Richard Pryse

English politician

R

Richard Williams Morgan

Welsh priest

Sir Francis Edwards, 1st Baronet

British politician (1852-1927)

Sulien

Bishop of St David's

Thomas Francis Roberts

British academic (1860–1919)

T

Thomas Richards

Welsh historian, author and librarian (1878–1962)

Tom Cave

British racing driver

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Deio ab Ieuan Du

poet

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Wales

• Llancynfelyn
  2.8 mi away
• Bow Street
  3.3 mi away
• Llangorwen
  3.6 mi away
• Dol-y-pandy
  6.8 mi away
• Llanychaiarn
  7 mi away
• Ponterwyd
  10.3 mi away
• Capel Trisant
  11 mi away
• Llanddeiniol
  11.3 mi away
• Llanafan
  11.9 mi away
• Llwyngwril
  12.3 mi away
• Lledrod
  12.3 mi away
• Fairbourne
  14.4 mi away

Browse all places in Wales →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Borth

Borth

Terry Davies · 2004

Guide to North Wales (southern section)

1948

Handbook of marine biology: based on courses organised by King Edward's School, Birmingham, at Borth, Cardiganshire

Birmingham, Eng. King Edward's School. · 1967

The Law making powers of the National Assembly for Wales

Lord Morris of Borth y Gest Seminar (2001 Cardiff, Wales) · 2001

Ysgol Borth-y-Gest, Porthmadog, Gwynedd, LL49 9UF

Dorothy Selleck · 1995

A String in the Harp

Nancy Bond · 1976

Welsh studies in public law

John A. Andrews · 1970

They dared to make a difference

Teleri Bevan · 2009

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Liberty Cap

Psilocybe semilanceata

Seen 2026-09-26

Date Waxcap

Hygrocybe spadicea

Seen 2026-09-26

Butter Waxcap

Hygrocybe ceracea

Seen 2026-09-25

Parrot Mushroom

Gliophorus psittacinus

Seen 2026-09-25

Persistent Waxcap

Hygrocybe acutoconica

Seen 2026-09-25

Gliophorus sciophanus

Gliophorus sciophanus

Seen 2026-09-25

Ruby Tiger Moth

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Seen 2026-09-25

European Searocket

Cakile maritima

Seen 2026-09-25

Sea Spurge

Euphorbia paralias

Seen 2026-09-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).