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2022–23 Ardal SE
The 2022–23 Ardal SE season (also known as the 2022–23 Floodlighting and Electrical Services Ardal SE season for sponsorship reasons) is the second season of the new third-tier southern region football in Welsh football pyramid, part of the Ardal Leagues. Teams The league was made up of 16 teams competing for one automatic promotion place to Cymru South, whilst the second-placed team qualified for a play-off with the second-placed team of Ardal SW. Three teams are relegated to Tier 4. Team changes To Ardal SE Promoted from Gwent County League Premier Division * Lliswerry * Blaenavon Blues * RTB Ebbw Vale Promoted from Mid Wales Football League East Division * Brecon Corinthians Relegated from Cymru South * Risca United * Undy Athletic From Ardal SE Promoted to Cymru South * Abergavenny Town Relegated * Panteg * Abertillery Excelsiors * Aberbargoed Buds Transferred to Ardal NE * Llandrindod Wells * Rhayader Town Stadia and locations SourceA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardal SE
The Ardal Leagues are a association football, football league in Wales. The word "ardal" translates as "district" in English, with Wales split into four regions at this level. They have clubs with amateur/semi-professional status and sit at the third level of the Welsh football league system. The first year of their operation would have been 2020–21 but the 2020–21 Ardal NE, 2020–21 Ardal North East season, 2020–21 Ardal NW, 2020–21 Ardal North West season, 2020–21 Ardal SE, 2020–21 Ardal South East season and 2020–21 Ardal SW, 2020–21 Ardal South West season were all cancelled. The inaugural season was moved to 2021–22. The creation of the leagues mark the first time the Football Association of Wales owns and is administering tier 3 of the Welsh league system. These changes follow from a review of the Welsh football pyramid. To be eligible clubs need to meet the criteria for FAW tier 3 certification. The league is split into two leagues, covering North and Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risca United F
Risca () is a town in the Caerphilly County Borough and within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in south-east Wales. It is split into two communities; Risca East and Risca West. It has a population of 11,700. The town lies at the south-eastern edge of the South Wales Coalfield and has been shaped by mining, together with other heavy industries, for many centuries. Risca is home to Ty-Sign, a large housing estate built in the early 1960s as a satellite village for the then new Llanwern steelworks. Risca has a rural aspect and is surrounded to the east and west by several extensively wooded hills, including Mynydd Machen () and Twmbarlwm (), which attract tourists for the hillwalking and mountain bikers to Cwmcarn Forest Drive. Risca has a railway station on the Ebbw Valley Railway, reopened in February 2008. History There is evidence of human habitation in the Risca area going back thousands of years, such as the Silures hillfort on nearby Twmbarlwm; however, the ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tredegar Town F
Tredegar (; ) is a town and community situated on the banks of the Sirhowy River in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, in the southeast of Wales. Within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, it became an early centre of the Industrial Revolution in Wales. The relevant wards (Tredegar Central and West, Sirhowy and Georgetown) collectively listed the town's population as 15,103 in the UK 2011 census. The origin of the name 'Tredegar' Tredegar was originally part of the Tredegar Estate, the seat of which was in Coedcernyw, outside Newport, and which extended northwards to include almost the entire length of the Sirhowy Valley. Local historian Oliver Jones (1969) writes that, by c.1803, the new town that had been created after the completion of the Furnace No 3 of the local iron works: ...was becoming known far and wide as ''Tredegar Iron Works'' and not as ''Tredegar'' as would be expected, the town not having or being allowed to have an identity apart from the industry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newport City F
Newport most commonly refers to: *Newport, Wales *Newport, Rhode Island, US Newport or New Port may also refer to: Places Asia *Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay *Newport (Vietnam), a United States Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) logistics base during the Europe Ireland *Newport, County Mayo, a town on the island's west coast *Newport, County Tipperary, an inland town on Newport river United Kingdom = England = *Newport, Cornwall **Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament constituency) *Newport, Devon, in Barnstaple *Newport, East Riding of Yorkshire *Newport, Essex *Newport, Gloucestershire *Newport, Isle of Wight **Newport (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency) **Newport and Carisbrooke, a civil parish formerly called just "Newport" *Newport, Shropshire **Newport Rural District **Newport (Shropshire) (UK Parliament constituency) *Newport, Somerset, a hamlet in the parish of North Curry *Newport, Dorset, in Bloxworth *Newport, Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goytre A
Goytre () is a village near the town of Port Talbot, Wales. The village lies in the valley of the Nant Ffrwdwyllt, between the communities of Taibach, Cwmafan, Bryn and Margam. The former St Peter's Church (Church in Wales) was a 'tin tabernacle' opened in 1915. Situated on East Street and Goytre Road, the church closed in late 2017 and the building was offered for sale in 2019. The local football team Goytre United F.C. is based at Glenhafod Park Stadium and play in the Cymru South The Cymru South is a regional association football, football league in Wales, covering the southern half of the country. It initially had clubs with semi-professional status. Together with the Cymru North, it forms the second tier of the Welsh fo ... league. References {{authority control Villages in Neath Port Talbot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chepstow Town F
Chepstow () is a town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the tidal River Wye, about above its confluence with the River Severn, and adjoining the western end of the Severn Bridge. It is the easternmost settlement in Wales, situated east of Newport, east-northeast of Cardiff, northwest of Bristol and west of London. Chepstow Castle, situated on a clifftop above the Wye and the old bridge, is often cited as the oldest surviving stone castle in Britain. The castle was established by William FitzOsbern immediately after the Norman Conquest, and was extended in later centuries before becoming ruined after the Civil War. A Benedictine priory was also established within the walled town, which was the centre of the Marcher lordship of Striguil. The port of Chepstow became noted in the Middle Ages for its imports of wine, and also became a major centre for the export of timber and bark, from nearby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caldicot Town F
Caldicot () is a market town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales. The town is located between Chepstow and the city of Newport. The site adjoins the Caldicot Levels, on the north side of the Severn Estuary. The population of the built-up area was around 11,000. It has a large school, Caldicot School, and is known for its medieval castle. The built-up area includes Portskewett. Caldicot had a population of 9,604 in 2011. History There was considerable activity in the area during the Bronze Age. Excavations near the Nedern Brook beside the castle revealed a plank from a boat and complex wooden structures in the former river bed. The boat probably traded across the Severn with the farmers and traders of Somerset. Later, in Roman times, it is likely that trading vessels sailed up the Nedern Brook to Caerwent. The discovery of kilns also shows that coarse pottery was produced in the village during Roman times. The name 'Caldicot' is usually stated to derive from the Old Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhayader Town F
Rhayader (; ; ) is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, within the historic county of Radnorshire. The town is from the source of the River Wye on Plynlimon, the highest point of the Cambrian Mountains, and is located at the junction of the A470 road and the A44 road north of Builth Wells and east of Aberystwyth. The population was 2,088, with 55% of the community having some form of Welsh identity, according to the 2011 census. The community is the largest in Wales by area, with . It includes the Elan Valley. Rhayader holds the record for the lowest-ever temperature recorded in Wales, -23.3 °C on 21 January 1940. Jasper Fforde’s novels “Red Side Story” and “Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron” are located in a dystopian version of Rhayader called East Carmine. Etymology The name, ''Rhayader'', is a partly-Anglicised form of its Welsh name, ('the waterfall'), or, to distinguish it from other places named after waterfalls, ('waterfall n th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llandrindod Wells A
Llandrindod Wells (; ; ; ) is a town and community in Powys, Wales. It serves as the seat of Powys County Council, and is therefore the administrative centre of Powys. The town was historically in Radnorshire. Llandrindod Wells developed as a spa town in the 19th century, with a boom in the late 20th century as a centre of local government. Before the 1860s the site of the town was common land in Llanfihangel Cefnllys parish. Llandrindod Wells is the fifth largest town in Powys. The population as of the 2021 UK census was 5,602, an increase on the previous census. History During the mid-18th century, the 'healing qualities' of the local spring waters attracted visitors to the area resulting in an economic boom with the building of a 'splendid' hotel at Llandrindod Hall. A period of relative decline during the late 18th and early 19th centuries was reversed with the construction of the Heart of Wales line making Llandrindod accessible from south Wales, the Midlands and north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022–23 Ardal NE
The 2022–23 Ardal NE season (also known as the 2022–23 Lock Stock Ardal NE season for sponsorship reasons) is the second season of the new third-tier northern region football in Welsh football pyramid, part of the Ardal Leagues. Teams The league was made up of 16 teams competing for one automatic promotion place to Cymru North, whilst the second-placed team qualified for a play-off with the second-placed team of Ardal NW. The bottom three teams are relegated to Tier 4. Machynlleth have notified the Football Association of Wales of their withdrawal from the Ardal Leagues. Notifying the league, Machynlleth said: “This decision has come about due to lack of players and commitment". The FAW’s National Game Board (NGB) met on Tuesday, July 5 to discuss who will replace Machynlleth after their late exit. It was opted to promote the Denbighshire based team of Llangollen Town out of the options available. On 19 July 2022, the league suffered another blow after Berrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberbargoed Buds F
Aberbargoed () is a town in the County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales. Aberbargoed once contained the largest ever colliery waste tip in Europe, although this has now been reclaimed and turned into a country park. The town is within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. Toponymy ' refers to a "confluence" or "mouth" of a river and ' is a "border". Mining Coal mining operations in Bargoed Colliery started in 1897 when the Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Company started to sink the shaft. In 1901, the "Ras Las" nine-foot seam was discovered at a depth of 625 yards. The north and south shafts were completed. In November 1903, Sir Alfred Thomas, MP for East Glamorgan, started the engines to raise the first four trams of coal. By 1910, the pit was employing 1,943 miners and was the largest coal mine in the Rhymney Valley. On 10 December 1908, it broke the world record for production when a ten-hour shift produced 3,562 tons of coal. It further broke its own record on 23 April 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abertillery Excelsiors A
Abertillery (; ) is a town and community in Blaenau Gwent County Borough, Wales. It is located in the Ebbw Fach valley, and the historic county of Monmouthshire. The surrounding landscape borders the Brecon Beacons National Park and the Blaenavon World heritage Site. Formerly a major coal mining centre the Abertillery area was transformed in the 1990s using EU and other funding to return to a greener environment. Situated on the A467 the town is north of the M4 and south of the A465 "Heads of the Valleys" trunk road. It is about by road from Cardiff and from Bristol. According to the 2011 Census, 4.8% of the ward's 4,416 (212 residents) resident-population can speak, read, and write Welsh.Welsh language skills b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
