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  • |arms=Coat of arms of the Diocese of St Asaph.svg ...which the cathedral stands. It is an ancient diocese, which once covered the ancient Kingdom of [[Powys]].
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  • ...Ages. Its name literally means "south part" and it encompassed in its day the southwest of today's Wales. ...apital was at [[Dinefwr]], although Carmarthen and Cardigan also served as the kingdom's capital for certain periods.
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  • ...lly Castle''' is one of the finest of the mediæval castles. It dominates the town of [[Caerphilly]] in [[Glamorgan]]. ...aborate water defences in all Britain", it occupies around 30 acres and is the second largest castle in Britain.<ref>{{harvnb|Brown|2004|p=81}}</ref> Caer
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  • ...e industrial boom of the Dee Estuary towns, though it never prospered, but the decline of industry has left it bereft. ...rivation and child poverty are key issues. North Wales Police ecorded that the overall crime rate in Bagillt East rose 200% from 2007 to 2008.
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  • |picture=The Mere, Ellesmere.jpg ...veral other prominent lakes lie across the landscape hereabouts, known as "the Meres".
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  • |picture caption=Beaumaris Castle from the air ...ng Edward I]] around [[Snowdonia]] in his campaign to contain rebellion in the north of Wales after 1282.
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  • ...within the village of [[Harlech]] in [[Merionethshire]]. It was built at the command of King Edward I as part of his "[[Iron Ring]]" of castles around [ ...lt the castle during his campaigns in North Wales between 1282 and 1289 at the substantial cost of £8,190.
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  • ...ure of much of the county, it is a wild, open place. In 1956 Gower became the first area in Britain to be designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beaut ...Upper Killay, Blackpill and [[Bishopston]]. The highest point of Gower is The Beacon at Rhossili Down at 633&nbsp;feet overlooking Rhossili Bay.<ref>[htt
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  • |picture caption=Caernarfon Castle across the Seiont |ownership=The Crown
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  • |picture caption=The castle's defensive wall and original gateway (right)
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  • |picture caption=The castle from across the Clwyd ...mountain fastness of [[Snowdonia]] and the protecting the supply routes to the west.
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  • ...harne]] in southern [[Carmarthenshire]]. It stands guarding the estuary of the [[River Tâf]]. ...1172, and where they agreed a treaty of peace. When Henry II died in 1189, the castle along with [[St Clears]] and [[Llansteffan]] were seized by Rhys ap
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  • |builder=Llywelyn the Great '''Castell y Bere''' is a ruined castle atop a hill in the south of [[Merionethshire]]. It is to be found near [[Llanfihangel-y-penna
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  • |picture=Entrance to the Church in Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain.jpg ...n as ''Llansantffraid Pool'' and is in [[Pool Hundred]], while the part to the south is known as ''Llansantffraid Deythur'' and is in [[Deythur Hundred]].
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  • ...etween [[Builth Wells]] and [[Hay-on-Wye]], approximately three miles from the [[Herefordshire]] border. ...ble. The ground plan is rectangular and Roman artefacts have been found at the site.
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  • ...Glasbury is a popular location for river fishing, canoeing and kayaking. The population of Glasbury is 286 (census 2011) but in 1841 when a single paris ...visible. From the 6th century to the 11th century, Glasbury formed part of the Kingdom of [[Brycheiniog]], ruled from nearby [[Talgarth]].
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  • ...ut effectively a suburb of [[Colwyn Bay]], on the coast. It is named after the kingdom of Rhos established there in late Roman times as a sub-kingdom of [ ...ll, of which all traces have disappeared, and a manor, Llys Euryn of which the ruins of its 15th-century reconstruction can be seen today.<ref>[http://www
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  • |picture caption=Dyserth Falls in the late 19th century ...[Flintshire]] some 3½ miles south-east of [[Rhyl]]. Its main features are the extensive quarrying remains, its waterfalls, railway line (former London an
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  • ...River Dovey]], near [[Machynlleth]] in [[Montgomeryshire]]. It lies within the [[Snowdonia]] National Park. ...ins of the fort lie under the 14th century house of Cefn Caer, overlooking the village.
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  • ...r miles} north-east of [[Tywyn]] and 17 miles south-west of [[Dolgellau]]. The nearest railway stations are at [[Tonfanau]] and [[Llwyngwril]], both less ...sh – a common feature in Welsh-language place names. The village lies in the Dysynni Valley.
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