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In the News (Sun 29 Nov 09)

  
  GO BRITANNIA! Wales: Sacred Places - Bangor
The cathedral itself merits highly on our list of sacred places, for it may be the oldest in Britain in continuous use.
It wasn't until the late 15th century that extensive rebuilding took place, lots of which was again damaged or neglected during the English Civil Wars.
On the other side, planted chronologically according to the order in which they are mentioned, are found examples of all trees, shrubs and plants in the Bible and able to survive the climate of this northern part of Britain.
www.britannia.com /celtic/wales/sacred/bangor.html   (432 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | Wales | Valleys top Rough Guide's list
Wales as a whole is called one of the most "beguiling" parts of Britain.
The valleys head the list of Wales's top 30 attractions compiled for the Rough Guide to Wales, and Newport's transporter bridge is in third.
Sometimes you go to places and the people are a bit stand-offish, but in the valleys they are very friendly and supportive of one another.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/uk_news/wales/5111766.stm   (713 words)

  
 Wales travel guide - Wikitravel
Wales is rich in history and natural beauty, and has a culture distinct from the rest of the UK.
South WalesWales' main centers of population are established along the South Wales coast.
Wales was once an independent, though rarely unified nation, but when King Edward I defeated Llywelyn the Last in 1282, the nation fell under the jurisdiction of England.
wikitravel.org /en/Wales   (2080 words)

  
 GO BRITANNIA! Wales: Suggested Reading
A most useful book that traces the main outlines of the history of Wales from the Celtic settlements to the political, social and economic life of the twentieth century is "A Pocket Guide: The History of Wales", by T. Graham Jones (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1990).
This is a short survey of both the Welsh and English literature of Wales.
An interesting study of the most important figures in the history of Wales who have contributed to the building and moulding of the Welsh nation is "Welsh Nation Builders," by Gwynfor Evans, himself a leader of unyielding patriotism and ardent fervor who has contributed much to the present resurgence of pride in Welsh nationhood.
www.britannia.com /celtic/wales/reading.html   (1211 words)

  
 BMA Cymru Wales calls a ban on smoking in public places in Wales
BMA Cymru Wales is appealing to Secretary of State for Wales and Leader of the House Peter Hain to put his weight behind the National Assembly's wish to have a Welsh bill to ban smoking in public places in Wales.
The report lists cases throughout the United Kingdom of doctors' experiences of dealing with patients who are exposed to second-hand smoke.
I have worked in South Wales for over 20 years and smoking remains the main cause of preventable illness and death in our communities.It is the major contributor to inequalities in health within the community.
www.medicalnewstoday.com /medicalnews.php?newsid=16090   (1445 words)

  
 The Architecture of the National Historic District, Lake Wales, Florida
The Lake Wales Historic District includes a cohesive part of the city's downtown section and a number of outlying buildings that possess historical and architectural significance.
The list is maintained by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
To gain acceptance for listing in the National Historic Register, a building must be associated with historical events or people, exhibit distinctive stylistic character, represent the work of a distinguished architect or builder, or promise to yield important information about our common past.
historiclakewales.com /arch.html   (327 words)

  
 journey through mysterious wales, learn its history, places of battle, its holy sites, castles and ghosts
The Roman name for Caernarfon is recorded in the Antonine Itinerary of the second-century AD as Segontio, and is placed 24 Roman miles from Canovium at the starting-point of the route from Caernarfon to Deva (Chester, Cheshire).
Throughout the second half of the 4th century the Empire became increasingly unstable; barbarian attacks on the borders increased, and it seems that the legions were gradually withdrawn from Wales to counter threats on the continent.
The Antonine Itinerary was a list of routes and posting-stations used by the Roman army of the late-second century, the British section of this document has fifteen such itineraries, and the Caerhun fort is included in 'Itinerary Eleven - The route from Segontium to Deva'.
www.geocities.com /mysteriesofwales/romans.html   (926 words)

  
 OIP - University of Wales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The University of Wales, Aberystwyth, was founded in 1872, making it the oldest of the university colleges that form the University of Wales system.
One-third of the 6,100 students are from Wales, with the rest coming from all over the United Kingdom and Ireland and 80 other countries around the world.
Exams for semester 1 are held the last week of January, therefore, American students studying in Wales for only Semester 1 should make arrangements with their professors to take final exams before vacation begins in December.
www.umt.edu /oip/studyabroad/umprograms/univ_info_sheets/wales.htm   (998 words)

  
 National Register of Historical Places   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The National Register of Historic Places is the Nation's official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation.
Places designated as 'vacant' or 'not in use' may be an ideal business location, your next home, or perhaps a location that needs restoration assistance.
Currently there are approximately 9,495 places listed as vacant or not in use.
nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com /AK/...+Wales-Outer+K./state.html   (330 words)

  
 A Welsh Course
Wales on the web has a plethora of information about Wales and Welsh.
Maps and a place name index of Wales are available at The National Gazetteer of Wales.
Cymdeithas Madog, the Welsh Studies Institute of North America, has a home page that includes pictures of Wales and information about their annual Cwrs Cymraeg, a week-long intensive Welsh course that is traditionally held in early August.
www.cs.cf.ac.uk /fun/welsh/Welsh.html   (876 words)

  
 birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Wales has been described as a land of peaks and plateaux dissected by river valleys to which one must quickly add and a superb coastline.
Or for the EnglishÂ… The Countryside Council for Wales is the Government`s statutory adviser on sustaining natural beauty, wildlife and the opportunity for outdoor enjoyment in Wales and its inshore waters.
This is a trip report showing the places we visited and a list of the bird species seen.
www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/europe/wales.html   (1458 words)

  
 Carmichael Letters :: Master List of Places Mentioned   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This document lists the places mentioned in the letters of the Carmichael collection.
Fredericksburg, a town named for Frederick, the Prince of Wales, was formed in 1728 as a port for Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
Twyman's Store is mentioned in Civil War correspondence, and an 1895 atlas lists it as a town with a population of 124.
carmichael.lib.virginia.edu /collection/places   (2955 words)

  
 Welsh Photo Links A - H
The Collieries of Wales: This page is an index to photos and information regarding over 25 coal mines in Wales.
EuroShots: Among Anthony Thomas' collection of landscape photos are several nice ones of Wales, particularly of the Gower Peninsula and Snowdownia.
The Great Castles of Wales: This page is a tribute to the country that has the finest and purest examples of fortified medieval architecture.
homepage.mac.com /venitar/Photolinks/photolinks.html   (1144 words)

  
 Wales Travel Guide - Best Places to Visit in Wales
Places in "plain text" are of significant interest to many travelers.
Although passing into Wales is "seamless", it differs from England and the Welsh revel in the difference.
Wales lags England in economic development and evidence of the disparity is obvious, especially in towns and villages.
www.thereareplaces.com /guidebook/pdest/gbwales.htm   (792 words)

  
 Wales on 43 Places   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Wales is the most beautiful place i’ve EVER seen.
Wales is a lot like England and Scotland as one would expect but the food is better, the people more polite and quite often you will hear the locals speaking Gaelic but a smoother form of Gaelic then what I have heard from Irish and Scottish speakers.
i have been all over wales as a child, when we were younger we did alot of hill climbing so would come for weekends and we really loved it wales is a really beautful place and id say it is defantly a good place to go if u like good view
www.43places.com /places/view/181682   (544 words)

  
 Cyndi's List - Wales / Cymru
But the blue-covered report is infamously remembered for the furore and agitation it caused in Wales because of the remarks of the three non-Welsh speaking Anglican commissioners regarding the Welsh language, Nonconformity and the morals of the Welsh people in general.
For place names in England, Wales, and the Isle of Man, this returns their 1891 Census information of County, District, Sub-District, Place, PRO piece number, and LDS Film number.
List of reference works/books which volunteers are willing to search for specific entries.
www.cyndislist.com /wales.htm   (5848 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Matter of Wales: Epic Views of a Small Country : Books: Jan Morris   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This passionate evocation of Wales by the author Rebecca West has hailed as "perhaps the best descriptive writer of our times" encapsulates that country in all its aspects, past, present, and even future.
The fact that Wales has never been part of England would surprise many (even if it is tied to its umbilical cord by way of Henry the VIII's undemocractic Act of Union in 1536).
Her story of Wales is one of celtic dreams and folklore that blends in seaminglessly with a modern Wales, partly anglicized and yet distinct despite 500 years of English domination.
www.amazon.com /Matter-Wales-Views-Small-Country/dp/0192158465   (901 words)

  
 Welsh Photo Links I - P
Llanegwad: Llanegwad, a rural parish located in the center of Carmarthenshire, is not well known in Wales, almost unknown outside of Wales.
Llanfynydd: Llanfynydd is a village in Carmarthenshire, West Wales, a rural community with a great spirit, a wonderful little school, a church, post office, general stores and a few pubs.
Here are stories about the place and its neighbourhood as told by the people who lived there along with pictures of places of worship, coal pits, copper works, coal mines, tin-plate manufacture, and metal smelting; of roads, canals and railways that crossed and re-crossed the area.
homepage.mac.com /venitar/Photolinks/photolinks3.html   (639 words)

  
 List of places in Denbighshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of towns and villages in the principal area of Denbighshire, Wales.
See the list of places in Wales for places in other principal areas.
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_places_in_Denbighshire   (110 words)

  
 List of Places in Caernarvonshire, Wales
This is a list of all the places in Caernarvonshire, Wales where an event which occured, is recorded here.
Click on the place name to find out what happened there or look at the whole of Caernarvonshire or everything in Wales.
You can also look at a complete list of centrally registered records since 1838 or a list of parish records.
www.lindars.com /www/public_html/Lists/List_Wales_Caernarvonshire.html   (134 words)

  
 Wales - Vacation Rentals .com
Your Wales vacation rental might be historic, mythical, or coastal, but in any case, worth your while to reserve.
Ceredigion, on the western central coastline of Wales, is one of the remaining strongholds for the Welsh culture and language.
On the border between England and Wales is the Wye Valley and Vale of Usk.
www.vacationrentals.com /vacation-rentals/Wales.html   (791 words)

  
 Index of Places in England and Wales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
These pages are intended to be used in conjunction with the list of Registration Districts in England and Wales 1837-1930.
For each place listed, this index shows the county and registration district in which they were situated during the years 1837-1930.
Note that some places formed part of two or three counties until the end of the nineteenth century, and some were transferred from one county to another at various times.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/civreg/places   (170 words)

  
 Wales @ nationalgeographic.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Step into the world of writers and photographers as they tell you about the best, worst, and quirkiest places and adventures they encountered in the field.
The Welsh language is experiencing a revival among young people not only in Wales but also in Patagonia: The Argentine province of Chubut, some 700 miles (1,125 kilometers) south of Buenos Aires, is home to the largest group of Welsh speakers outside Wales.
Among the rich cultural traditions in Wales, the National Eisteddfod is one of the most ancient and certainly the most popular, drawing crowds from all over the world each year to Wales in early August.
www.nationalgeographic.com /ngm/0106/feature4/index.html   (1291 words)

  
 King Arthur: The Places
It has never been positively placed in the geography, but the good folks in Glastonbury would have you believe that Glastonbury Tor, which was an island centuries ago, was Avalon.
This forest is also said to be the place where a mad Merlin took refuge.
Cunomorus, a leader in the 6th century, is thought to be the basis for both King Mark and Mordred.
www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/4186/Arthur/htmlpages/kingarthurplaces.html   (1241 words)

  
 Prince of Wales;Scottland {1813} Immigration list
The Prince of Wales left June 28 1813 from Stromness,Orkney, Scotland.They arrived two months later at York factory on the western shore of the Hudson Bay.
Also known as the Churhill party,some of whom walked on snow-shoes to York Factory in April 14th,1814.After a few years of devistation many left Canada going to the Iowa/Ill/Neb areas and areas not mentioned.
Names and places are some times mis-spelled due to how old the books where when copied.As a treat I have also made pages with six other lists pertaining to this migration to Canada.They must have been a very brave peaple to whom I'm honored to a desendant.
members.tripod.com /~tmsnyder/PW_LIST.htm   (107 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Wales | North West Wales | Lovers urged to look to Llandudno   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Four north Wales hotels have made into the top 10 list of passionate places in Wales to stay.
"We are really after the feel of the place, the style and the flair, what views there are and the setting.
Ms Cotter, originally from Cathays in Cardiff, said her personal favourite in Wales is the Lake Country House in Llangammarch Wells.
news.bbc.co.uk /go/newsFeedXML/.../-/1/hi/wales/north_west/4264251.stm   (478 words)

  
 Small Pilgrim Places - List All Small Pilgrim Places
List of All Places in the Small Pilgrim Places Network
A small pilgrim place for quiet prayer, simple hospitality, and thoughtful conversation.
Llandecwyn was the original pilot project for the Small Pilgrim Places network.
www.smallpilgrimplaces.org.uk /SPP_Places_All.htm   (495 words)

  
 Wales Reading List
Highly entertaining easy-to-read account of the author's walking tour of Wales in 1854, which says as much about Borrow and his ego as it does about Wales and the Welsh, who he treats with benign condescension.
Set in south Wales and Carmarthen in the early years of the twentieth century, Jones artfully portrays a sensitive valley youth's enthrallment in the glamour of the district's new arrival.
Much of his best work was inspired by Wales - "the loveable west" - and the metre and rhythm of the Welsh language that he strove to learn.
www.uni-mannheim.de /users/bibsplit/anglistik/wal_bks.html   (3196 words)

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