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	Preserved counties of Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy.
		However, it created the concept of preserved counties based on their areas, to be used for purposes such as Lieutenancy.
		The preserved counties were originally almost identical to the 1974—1996 administrative counties, but with a few minor changes intended to ensure preserved counties were composed of whole principal areas.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Preserved_counties_of_Wales (307 words)

	Wales
		Glyn Dwr was proclaimed Prince of Wales, and sought assistance from the French, but by 1409 his forces were scattered under the attacks of King Henry IV of England and further measures imposed against the Welsh.
		The title of Prince of Wales is still given by the reigning British monarch to his or her eldest son, but in modern times the Prince does not live in Wales and does not have anything to do with its administration or government.
		The cities are Cardiff, Newport, Swansea The county boroughs are Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Conwy, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan, Wrexham The counties are Anglesey, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Monmouthshire, Powys, Pembrokeshire.
	www.nebulasearch.com /encyclopedia/article/Wales.html (1513 words)

	The Preserved Counties (Amendment to Boundaries) (Wales) Order 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		(3) The Preserved County of Gwent comprises the areas of the counties and county boroughs of Monmouthshire, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Newport and Caerphilly.
		(4) The Preserved County of Mid Glamorgan comprises the areas of the county boroughs of Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taff.
		(5) The Preserved County of South Glamorgan comprises the areas of the county and county boroughs of Cardiff and The Vale of Glamorgan.
	www.hmso.gov.uk /legislation/wales/wsi2003/20030974e.htm (711 words)

	Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
		Wales has been a principality since the 13th century, initially under the Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great, and later under his grandson, Llywelyn the Last, who took the title Prince of Wales around 1258, and was recognised by the English Crown in 1277 by the Treaty of Aberconwy.
		It is bordered by England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west and north.
		Demographics of Wales as at the 2001 Census:
	www.irelandinformationguide.com /Wales (1276 words)

	Gwent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gwent is the area of south-easternmost Wales, bordering on the Welsh Marches of southwest England.
		It is traditionally bounded on the east by the River Wye, the border between England and Wales, and on the south by the Severn Estuary.
		The name however remains as one of the preserved counties of Wales used for ceremonial purposes, and it also survives in various titles, e.g., Gwent Police, Royal Gwent Hospital, the Gwent Levels and the Newport Gwent Dragons rugby team.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gwent (427 words)

	Wales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The name 'Wales' is evidence of this, as it comes from a Germanic root meaning "stranger", and as such is related to Wallonia, and Wallachia in Romania, also regions where a 'strange' (non-Germanic) language was spoken.
		Wales has been a principality -- since the 13th century, initially under the Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great, and later under his grandson, Llywelyn the Last, who took the title Prince of Wales around 1258, and was recognised by the English Crown in 1277 by the Treaty of Aberconwy.
		The county boroughs are Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Conwy, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan, Wrexham
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/wales (1194 words)

	Clwyd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Clwyd is a preserved county of Wales, formed from the traditional counties of Denbighshire and Flintshire, and parts of Merionethshire.
		From 1974 until 1994, it was a administrative county, with a county council, and was divided into six districts
		In 2003, the remaining preserved county of Clwyd changed to cover the remainder of Conwy (which had previously been part of Gwynedd.
	www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/c/cl/clwyd.html (113 words)

	Subdivisions of Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The current names of the counties and county boroughs are in some cases different from those specified in the.
		These were based on the traditional counties of Wales, but not entirely identical.
		When these administrative counties were abolished in 1996, they were retained with slight amendations for some purposes such as Lieutenancy, and became known as the preserved counties of Wales.
	www.kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Subdivisions_of_Wales (431 words)

	Gwynedd - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It was created in 1974 as one of the eight new administrative counties of Wales.
		As the new Gwynedd covers most of the traditional counties of Caernarfonshire (less the part in the borough of Conwy) and Merionethshire, the reconstituted area was originally named Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire.
		The pre-1996 boundaries were retained as a ceremonial preserved county - in 2003 the boundary with Clwyd was adjusted to match the modern local government boundary, so that the preserved county now covers the modern Gwynedd along with Anglesey.
	www.sevenhills.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Gwynedd (346 words)

	Counties of Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Counties of Wales can variously refer to:
		the 8 preserved counties of Wales, used for ceremonial purposes such as Lord-Lieutenancy.
		This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Counties_of_Wales (94 words)

	County town - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A county town is the location of the administrative headquarters of a county.
		In the case of Yorkshire in England, there are three county towns, one for each Riding: Northallerton for the North Riding, Beverley for the East Riding, and Wakefield for the West Riding.
		The boundaries were altered again in 1996 to create Unitary Authorities and some of the traditional counties and county towns were restored for administrative purposes.
	www.sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/County_town (369 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Wales
		One opinion is that Wales consists of twelve particular counties, and that its eastern boundary is identical with that of the eastern-most of those twelve counties.
		The County of Glamorgan is not rightly styled a shire; "Glamorganshire", though the term is often used, is a misnomer.
		The bards' favourite subjects were the Blessed Virgin, the national saints, the rosary, the roods (calvaries) in the churches, the Mass, the abbeys, and the shrines of the city of Rome.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/15532a.htm (5393 words)

	Preserved counties of Wales -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in (One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria) Wales for ceremonial purposes such as (The position of a lieutenant) Lieutenancy.
		However, it created the concept of preserved counties based on their areas, to be used for purposes such as (The position of a lieutenant) Lieutenancy.
		However, these changes still left two county boroughs, (Click link for more info and facts about Conwy) Conwy and (Click link for more info and facts about Caerphilly) Caerphilly split between preserved counties.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pr/preserved_counties_of_Wales.htm (680 words)

	Preserved counties of Wales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 [1] abolished the 8 administrative counties created by the Local Government Act 1972.
		In order to rectify this, the Preserved Counties (Amendment to Boundaries) (Wales) Order 2003 [1] made two changes of substance to the boundaries.
		See also: Subdivisions of Wales, Traditional counties of Wales, Ceremonial counties of England, Lieutenancy areas of Scotland.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/preserved_counties_of_wales (336 words)

	Wales - General from Wales Online
		The name 'Wales' is evidence of this, as it comes from a Germanic root meaning "stranger", and as such is related to Wallonia, the Swiss Wallis/Valais, and Wallachia in Romania, also regions where a 'strange' (non-Germanic) language was spoken.
		Saint David went on a pilgrimage to Rome during the 6th century, and was serving as a bishop in Wales well before Augustine arrived to convert the king of Kent and founded the diocese of Canterbury.
		Caernarfon Castle in north Wales, a place traditionally associated with the creation of the title in the thirteenth century.
	www.walesonline.com /info/wales1.shtml (972 words)

	Preserved Counties Guidance Note (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		“preserved county” means any county created by this Act as a county in Wales, as it stood immediately before the passing of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 but subject to any provision of the Act of 1994, or any provision made under this Act, redrawing its boundaries.
		The counties in Wales for the purposes of the 1997 Act are the preserved counties.
		The counties in Wales for the purposes of the annual appointment of a Sheriff are the preserved counties.
	www.lgbc-wales.gov.uk /Publications/Preserved%20Counties%20Guidance%20Note.htm (1787 words)

	Powys - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Powys is a local government principal area in Wales, over 2000 sq.
		It covers the areas of the traditional counties of Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire and Brecknockshire.
		It was created in the local government reform of 1974, and originally had Montgomery and Radnor and Brecknock as districts under it.
	www.eastcleveland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Powys (225 words)

	gwent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Gwent was an administrative county of Wales from 1974 to 1996.
		It was abolished and replaced with various other entities, although it remains as one of the preserved counties of Wales used for ceremonial purposes, and the name 'Gwent' survives in various titles, e.g., Gwent Police, Royal Gwent Hospital, Gwent Theatre, and the Newport Gwent Dragons rugby team.
		It was named after a medieval kingdom in Britain, that covered the eastern half of the county.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /gwent.html (257 words)

	Norton, Dawley, Shropshire Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		'''Shropshire''' (abbreviated '''''Salop''''' or '''''Salops''''') is a county in the West Midlands (region)West Midlands of England, bordering Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, and the Preserved counties of WalesWelsh preserved counties of Powys and Clwyd.
		The county town is Shrewsbury, although the new town of Telford is the largest town.
		The ceremonial counties of Englandceremonial county of Shropshire is now split up into the administrative counties of Englandadministrative county of Shropshire and the unitary authority of Telford and Wrekin borough.
	www.echostatic.com /Norton,_Dawley,_Shropshire.html (1322 words)

	PRESERVED COUNTIES OF WALES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Ceremonial counties of Wales, were originally the Traditional counties of Wales, but as a result of various local government acts are currently entirely separate entities.
		The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 abolished them, but created the concept of preserve counties based on their areas.
		The act also stated that these preserved counties should be the areas that Lord-Lieutenants are appointed to cover, and for other ceremonial purposes.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/PRESERVED+COUNTIES+OF+WALES (159 words)

	A future role for the 13 historic (or traditional) Counties of Wales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The main purpose of the preserved counties is as the basis for the Lieutenancy and Sheriffs' areas of Wales.
		We are, therefore, proposing that the preserved counties be aligned with the 13 historic Counties.
		The preserved counties of Dyfed, Gwent, Gwynedd and West Glamorgan are identical to the areas of the "counties" of the LGA 1972 as they existed immediately before the passing of the LG(W)A 1994.
	www.abcounties.co.uk /thewelshcounties.htm (10043 words)

	Home Page of the Association of British Counties website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		ABC believes that the Counties are an important part of the history, geography and cultural life of Great Britain.
		ABC, therefore, seeks to fully re-establish the use of the Counties as the standard popular geographical reference frame of Britain and to further encourage their use as a basis for social, sporting and cultural activities.
		ABC encourages the use of the historic Counties in postal addressing, in guide books, on boundary signs and maps and encourages their further use as a basis for sporting, social and cultural activities and organisations.
	www.abcounties.co.uk (726 words)

	Preserved Counties Of Wales Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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		Administrative counties were used for local government in Wales, based on, but not identical to, the traditional counties.
		The previous eight counties were abolished, but were retained as the preserved counties of Wales, chiefly for ceremonial purposes.
		Consisting of 10 county boroughs, 9 counties and 3 cities, they are known as the principal areas of Wales.
	www.birthannouncementshq.com /newsletters/issue9.html (516 words)

	Subdivisions of Wales - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The current names of the counties and county boroughs are in some cases different from those specified in the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994.
		In 1974, the existing administrative counties were replaced by eight new two-tier administrative counties by the Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c.
		These were further amended in 2003 by S.I. to ensure that each unitary area is wholly within one preserved county.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/Subdivisions_of_Wales (535 words)

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