West Wales
West Wales (Welsh: Gorllewin Cymru) is a region of Wales.
It has various definitions, either covering Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, which historically comprised the Welsh principality of Deheubarth, and an alternative definition is to include Swansea and Neath Port Talbot, but exclude Ceredigion. The West Wales and the Valleys NUTS area also includes more westerly parts of North Wales as well as the South Wales Valleys.
The preserved county of Dyfed covers what is generally considered to be West Wales; between 1974 and 1996, Dyfed was a county, with a county council and six district councils.
Definitions
There are various definitions of "West Wales".
- Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, which historically comprised the Welsh principality of Deheubarth[1]: 87, 95 This is also the area covered by the West Wales Regional Partnership Board, comprising councils, health sectors and the NHS, on matters relating to the area covered by Hywel Dda University Health Board.[2][3]
- Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, and Swansea – Is used by Visit Wales,[4][5] and covers a similar area as South West Wales. This would exclude Ceredigion.[6][7]
- Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire (excluding Llanelli) – Was used by the Welsh Development Agency before the mid 1990s.[8]
- Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend County Borough – Was used by the Welsh Development Agency from the mid 1990s.[8]
There is also a
Mid and South West Wales and North West Wales
.
Historic use
Historically, the term West Wales was applied to the
Britons
, gave its name to Wales and is also the origin of the second syllable in the name Cornwall.
Railways
Mainlines
- West Wales Line
- Heart of Wales Line
- Cambrian Line
Heritage lines
See also
- Geography of Wales
- Kingdom of Dyfed
- Mid Wales
- North Wales
- Principality of Deheubarth
- South Wales
- South West Wales
- Traws Link Cymru
- West Wales Raiders
Notes
- ISBN 978-0-14-014581-6.
- ^ "West Wales Area Plan - Ceredigion County Council". www.ceredigion.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ "West Wales Regional Partnership Board – Working together to plan and deliver services for adult and children with needs for care and support". Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ "Introduction to Wales". VisitWales. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "Destinations". VisitWales. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ^ "wwcc.co.uk domain is for sale | Buy with Epik.com". wwcc.co.uk.
- ^ "Future Skills Wales Project Summary Report for West Wales 1998-2007" (PDF).
- ^ ISBN 978-0-230-59916-1, retrieved 2021-12-17
- ^ ONS NUTS guide to Wales statistical groupings
- ^ "The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1926".