Geographical region of Wales
For the region formerly called West Wales, see
Dumnonia .
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 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 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] 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 West Wales and the Valleys Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (now International Territorial Level ) statistical region.[ 9] South West Wales , Mid and West Wales or Mid and South West Wales and North West Wales .
Historic use
Historically, the term West Wales was applied to the Kingdom of Cornwall during the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain and the period of the Heptarchy .[ 10] Old English word Wealas Western Roman Empire , which the Anglo-Saxons came to apply especially to the Britons , gave its name to Wales and is also the origin of the second syllable in the name Cornwall.
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Notes
^ Davies, John (1994). A History of Wales . Penguin History. 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 .^ "West Wales Chamber of Commerce" . wwcc.co.uk .^ "Future Skills Wales Project Summary Report for West Wales 1998-2007" (PDF) .^ a b Phelps, Nick; Morgan, Kevin; Fuller, Crispian (2000), Hood, Neil; Young, Stephen (eds.), "Regions, Governance and FDI: The Case of Wales" , The Globalization of Multinational Enterprise Activity and Economic Development , London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 366–389, doi :10.1057/9780230599161_15 , 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" .
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