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| Wales > Aberystwyth |
University city, and centre of Welsh-speaking Wales Aberystwyth is a town in Ceredigion, Wales. It is in the historic county of Cardiganshire. (For more information about the ancient counties of the UK, see the historic counties page and the place types page.) The community is at the mouths of the rivers Ystwyth and Rheidol.
Well-known residents have included:
· David Gwenallt Jones, writer · T.H. Parry-Williams, poet · Thomas Gwynn Jones, poet
Annual events include:
· International Ceramics Festival - 29 June-1 July 2007 · International Music Festival - 21-29 July 2007 Dates often change. Check Aberystwyth web sites and events links in the sections below.
Aberystwyth attractions: Vale of Rheidol Railway
Historic sites and museums: Arts Centre, Ceredigion Museum
Universities: University of Wales Aberystwyth
Quotes:
"Welshness was also a look of orderly clutter, and Aberystwyth typified it - houses everywhere, but always on streets; the cliffs obliterated with cottages, but tidy cottages; a canyon of flat-faced and barren buildings on the seafront, but green mountains just behind." -- The Kingdom by the Sea Paul Theroux Listed places in Aberystwyth: | Newspapers (1) | Also see listings below Sections below provide additional information and links about Aberystwyth travel and tourism, maps, recreation, government and transportation. | Aberystwyth Web sites | Ceredigion government | Cemeteries | Wales cemeteries - message board | Communities | Communities near Aberystwyth | Events | Aberystwyth festival web sites: | International Ceramics Festival International Music Festival ePodunk festival listings Family history & family records | Cardiganshire message board | Birth, marriage and death records - nationwide BritishIslesGenWeb British phone books 1880-1984 Census records Genuki - Wales Genuki page for Cardiganshire GenWeb page for Ceredigion Family Records Centre General Register Office - UK Immigration records Military records Parish & probate record search Probate record guide Wills - Search National Archives Government | Ceredigion government | Wales Office UK government History | National Archives
| Maps Aberystwyth locator map. Use the navigation tools in the upper left to move the map center or to zoom in or out. You can also click and drag the map to move in any direction. Ordnance Survey of Great Britain | Newspapers | Newspapers in Aberystwyth include Cambrian News ... View newspapers | Daily newspapers in or near Aberystwyth | BBC Archives British Library Newspapers Search historic newspapers Obituaries | Check daily newspapers in or near Aberystwyth | Search obituaries Parishes | Parishes in Cardiganshire | Photos & post cards | Post cards of communities in Wales | Travel & tourism | Wales tourism | Map your route Weather | Current weather & 5-day forecasts
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