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Cardiganshire/Ceredigion (Cardigan, Aberystwyth, Lampeter, New Quay,
Tregaron)
Cardiganshire (in Welsh - Ceredigion) is
a bilingual County in West Wales. Everybody speaks English and over
60% of the population speaks Welsh. Following the recent dissolution
of the large administrative county of Dyfed, the historic county of
Cardiganshire was reinstated with county status under the ancient
name of Ceredigion.
In the 19th century and earlier
Cardiganshire's economy was based on farming, seafaring, and metal
mining . Harsh economic conditions meant that many individuals and
families left the county for other parts of the UK and overseas.
There are wonderful beaches include
Llangrannog and Penbryn (National Trust), a short drive takes you to
Tresaith, Mwnt and Cwm Tydu. Peaceful coastal walking along the
Heritage Coast Path between Cardigan and New Quay can be enjoyed at
any time of year.
This coastal area of Ceredigion [ formerly Cardiganshire ] is little
known by visitors to Wales - yet it offers some wonderful beaches a
spectacular coastline and lots of quiet country lanes which wind
though the wooded valleys which descend to the coastal coves. The
bay itself is home to a colony of bottlenose dolphins, and you can
often see them from the coastal path and headlands.
Counties Wales
Anglesey,
Brecknockshire,
Caernarfonshire
Carmarthenshire,
Cardiganshire,
Denbighshire
Flintshire,
Glamorgan, Merioneth
Monmouthshire,
Montgomeryshire,
Pembrokeshire,
Radnorshire |
