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Stuff about Cardiff. "Inner
Cardiff" is considered to consist of the following wards: Penylan,
Plasnewydd, Gabalfa, Roath, Cathays, Adamsdown and Splott ward on
the north and east of the city centre, and Butetown, Grangetown,
Riverside and Canton to the south and west. The inner-city areas to
the south of the A4161 road (known as the "Southern Arc") are, with
the exception of Cardiff Bay, some of the poorest districts of Wales
with low levels of economic activity and high ethnic minority
populations. On the other hand Gabalfa, Plasnewydd and Cathays north
of the 'arc' have very large student populations and Pontcanna
(situated north of Riverside and alongside Canton) is a favourite
for students and young professionals. Penylan, which lies to the
north east side of Roath Park, is an affluent area popular with
those with older children and the retired.
"Suburban Cardiff" can be broken down into three distinct areas. To
the west lie Ely, Caerau and Fairwater which contain some of the
largest housing estates in the United Kingdom. With the exception of
some of the outlying privately built estates at Michaelston Super
Ely and 1930s developments near Waun-Gron Road, this is an
economically disadvantaged area with high numbers of unemployed
households. Culverhouse Cross is a more affluent western area of the
city. Radyr, Llandaff, Llandaff North, Whitchurch & Tongwynlais,
Rhiwbina, Heath, Llanishen, Thornhill, Lisvane and Cyncoed which lie
in an arc from the north west to the north east of the centre can be
considered the main middle class suburbs of the city. In particular,
Cyncoed, Radyr and Lisvane contain some of the most expensive
housing in Wales. Further to the east lie the wards of Pontprennau &
Old St Mellons, Rumney, Pentwyn, Llanrumney and Trowbridge. The
latter three are again largely of public housing stock, although new
private housing is being built in Trowbridge in considerable number.
Pontprennau is the newest 'suburb' of Cardiff, whilst Old St Mellons
has a history going back to the Norman Conquest in the 11th century.
To the north west of the city lies a region that may be called
"Rural Cardiff" containing the villages of St. Fagans, Creigiau,
Pentyrch, Tongwynlais and Gwaelod-y-garth.[41] St. Fagans, home to
the Museum of Welsh Life, is protected from further development.
Interesting facts about Glamorgan
and Wales. Glamorgan or Glamorganshire (Welsh: Morgannwg) is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former
administrative county of Wales. It was originally an early medieval
kingdom of varying names and boundaries until taken over by the
Normans as a lordship. Glamorgan is latterly represented by the
three preserved counties of West Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan and South
Glamorgan. The name also survives in that of the county borough of
the Vale of Glamorgan.
The county of Glamorgan falls into several distinct regions: the
industrial valleys, the agricultural Vale of Glamorgan, and the
scenic Gower peninsula.
The county is bounded to the north by Brecknockshire, east by
Monmouthshire, south by the Bristol Channel, and west by
Carmarthenshire and Carmarthen Bay. Its total area is 2,100 km˛ and
the total population of the three preserved counties of Glamorgan in
1991 was 1,288,309.[5] In 2001 it was around 1.4 million and in 2007
it is about 1.6-1.7 million. Glamorgan is one of
the fastest growing areas in the UK in population[citation needed].
Its highest point is at Craig y Llyn (600 m).
Glamorgan is the most populous and industrialised county in Wales. The northern part of the county is a mountainous
area, dissected by deep narrow valleys, with urbanisation typified
by ribbon development. At one time the coal industry was dominant,
but now there are only two deep mines remaining, Tower Colliery at Hirwaun and the much smaller Aberpergwm Colliery at Glynneath. A
third pit, Unity Mine, formerly Pentreclwydau Colliery, is currently
being reopened.
The Vale of Glamorgan, a lowland area mainly comprising farmland and
small villages stretches across most of the south of the county from Porthcawl to Cardiff. Further west, beyond Swansea, lies the Gower
peninsula, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The major rivers of Glamorgan include the River Taff, the Ely, the Ogmore, the Neath, Dulais, the Tawe, the Rhymney (which forms the
border with Monmouthshire), and the Loughor (which forms the border
with Carmarthenshire). The main towns include Aberdare, Barry,
Bridgend, Cardiff, Caerphilly, Cowbridge, Maesteg, Merthyr Tydfil,
Mountain Ash, Neath, Penarth, Pontypridd, Porthcawl, Port Talbot,
and Swansea.
Despite the decline in the coal industry, the area remains heavily
populated with, particularly around Cardiff, a wide and diverse
economic base including public administration, agriculture, light
industry, manufacturing, service sector, and tourism.
The Preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales
for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy. They are based on the
counties created by the Local Government Act 1972 and used for local
government and other purposes between 1974 and 1996.
Gwent
South Glamorgan
Mid Glamorgan
West Glamorgan
Dyfed
Powys
Gwynedd
Clwyd
The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 abolished the eight ceremonial
counties created by the Local Government Act 1972. However, it
created the concept of preserved counties based on their areas, to
be used for purposes such as Lieutenancy.[1] In addition to this
ceremonial function, the Boundary Commission must avoid crossing
preserved county borders when drawing up Parliamentary
constituencies, where practicable.
The preserved counties were originally almost identical to the
1974–1996 counties, but with a few minor changes intended to ensure
preserved counties were composed of whole principal areas.
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochant, Llansilin and Llangedwyn were transferred
from Clwyd to Powys, and Wick, St Brides Major, Ewenny and Pentyrch
were transferred from Mid Glamorgan to South Glamorgan. However,
these changes still left two county boroughs, Conwy and Caerphilly
split between preserved counties.
In order to rectify this, the National Assembly for Wales made two
changes of substance to the boundaries. These changes came into
effect on April 2, 2003. The part of the local government area of
Conwy which had been in Gwynedd was transferred to Clwyd, and the
part of the local government area of Caerphilly which had been in
Mid Glamorgan was transferred to Gwent. The boundary between Mid
Glamorgan and South Glamorgan was also re-aligned to reflect small
changes in local government boundaries. Each preserved county now
encompasses between one and five whole local government areas.
Clwyd - Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Wrexham
Dyfed - Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire
Gwent - Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Torfaen, Monmouthshire, Newport
Gwynedd - Anglesey, Gwynedd
Mid Glamorgan - Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taff
Powys - Powys
South Glamorgan - Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan
West Glamorgan - Neath Port Talbot, Swansea
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