River Aeron
| River Aeron (Afon Aeron) | |
| River | |
 The Aeron at Aberaeron
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| Country | Wales |
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| Source | Llyn Eiddwen |
| - coordinates | 52°16′58.8″N 4°2′38.4″W / 52.283000°N 4.044000°W |
| Mouth | Aberaeron |
| - coordinates | 52°14′36.52″N 4°15′52.24″W / 52.2434778°N 4.2645111°WCoordinates: 52°14′36.52″N 4°15′52.24″W / 52.2434778°N 4.2645111°W |
The River Aeron (Welsh: Afon Aeron) is a small river in Ceredigion, Wales, that flows into Cardigan Bay at Aberaeron. It is also referred to on some older maps as the River Ayron. Pughe's Dictionary of the Welsh Language states that Aeron in Welsh meant: "queen of brightness".
It has its source in Llyn Eiddwen, in the range of hills called Mynydd Bach. It then follows a more or less westerly and then north westerly track to the sea. It has a rather broad river valley bounded by low hills and has relatively few significant tributaries. Those that it does have include the Gwenffrwd, Nant Wysg, Nant Picadilly, Nant y Wernen and Nant Rhiw Afallan. The Afon Mydr drains an area of old woodlands and dairy farming and includes the old farm of Rhiwbren Fawr.
On its way to the sea, the Aeron passes through Felinfach and by the village of Ciliau Aeron. It passes close to the restored mansion at Llanerchaeron which is now in the care of the National Trust before entering the town of Aberaeron where it enters the sea.
Despite the relatively small size of the river, it sustains a population of salmon and brown trout.
Dylan Thomas lived near the banks of the river in the 1940s, at a secluded mansion called Plas Gelli, just outside Talsarn. He called the Aeron valley "the most precious place in the world." The Dylan Thomas Trail follows the river from Talsarn to Aberaeron.
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