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Farmers' Union Of Wales
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW), known as the in Welsh, is a member organisation that was formed in 1955 to represent farmers in Wales. History Split from the NFU Prior to the FUW, the National Farmers' Union (NFU) was the only organisation representing farming businesses in Wales. Increasingly, some Welsh members believed the NFU had been inadequate in negotiations during annual agricultural price review, and that the NFU prioritised big English farms over small Welsh ones. Further, the NFU refused to recognise the NFU Welsh Council. This was added to the recent increase in Welsh nationalist sentiment into the mid-20th century, as well as anger at the cost of the new NFU headquarters at Knightsbridge These grievances culminated in 1955 when JB Evans and Ivor Davies agreed to canvass support for a new organisation. At a meeting of NFU's Carmarthenshire County Executive, the proposition of a new organisation was put forward, and Ivor Davies asked anyone who agreed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth (; ) is a University town, university and seaside town and a community (Wales), community in Ceredigion, Wales. It is the largest town in Ceredigion and from Aberaeron, the county's other administrative centre. In 2021, the population of the town was 14,640. Located in the Historic counties of Wales, historic county of Cardiganshire, means "the mouth of the River Ystwyth, Ystwyth". It has been a major educational location in Wales since the establishment of University College Wales, now Aberystwyth University, in 1872. The town is situated on Cardigan Bay on the west coast of Wales, near the confluence of the River Ystwyth and Afon Rheidol. Following the reconstruction of the harbour, the Ystwyth skirts the town. The Rheidol passes through the town. The seafront, with a Royal Pier, Aberystwyth, pier, stretches from Constitution Hill, Aberystwyth, Constitution Hill at the north end of the Promenade to the harbour at the south. The beach is divided by the castle. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Agriculture, Fisheries And Food
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was a United Kingdom cabinet position, responsible for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The post was originally named President of the Board of Agriculture and was created in 1889. In 1903, an Act was passed to transfer to the new styled Board of Agriculture and Fisheries certain powers and duties relating to the fishing industry, and the post was renamed President of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries. In 1919, it was renamed Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. In 1954, the separate position of Minister of Food was merged into the post and it was renamed Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. On 8 June 2001, the Ministry merged with Secretary of State for the Environment into the office of Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. However, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was not formally abolished until The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowbridge
Cowbridge () is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, approximately west of the centre of Cardiff. The Cowbridge with Llanblethian community and civil parish elect a town council. A Cowbridge electoral ward exists for elections to the Vale of Glamorgan Council. This ward includes Cowbridge, Llanblethian and Llanfair. The total population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 6,180. Etymology The town is first recorded as , (with or meaning 'cow' in Old Welsh), and as ('bridge of the cow' in modern Welsh) by 1645. The modern Welsh name, , translates as 'the stone bridge'. The English name is a direct translation of the older Welsh name of the town. History Roman times The town lies on the site of a Roman settlement identified by some scholars as the fort of ''Bovium'' (cow-place). Recent excavations have revealed extensive Roman settlement; the town lies alongside a Roman road. Middle Ages The town centre is arranged on its medieval plan, with one long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abergavenny
Abergavenny (; , , archaically , ) is a market town and Community (Wales), community in Monmouthshire, Wales. Abergavenny is promoted as a "Gateway to Wales"; it is approximately from the England–Wales border, border with England and is located where the A40 road, A40 trunk road and the recently upgraded A465 road, A465 Heads of the Valleys road meet. Originally the site of a Castra, Roman fort, Gobannium, it became a Middle Ages, medieval Defensive wall, walled town within the Welsh Marches. The town contains the remains of a medieval stone castle built soon after the Norman invasion of Wales, Norman conquest of Wales. Abergavenny is situated at the confluence of the River Usk and a tributary stream, the Gavenny. It is almost entirely surrounded by mountains and hills: the Blorenge (), the Sugar Loaf, Monmouthshire, Sugar Loaf (), Skirrid Fawr (Great Skirrid), Ysgyryd Fach (Little Skirrid), Deri, Rholben and Mynydd Llanwenarth, known locally as "Llanwenarth Breast". Abergav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmarthen
Carmarthen (, ; , 'Merlin's fort' or possibly 'Sea-town fort') is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community (Wales), community in Wales, lying on the River Towy north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census the community had a population of 14,636, and the built up area had a population of 16,455. It stands on the site of a Roman Britannia, Roman town, and has a claim to be the oldest town in Wales. In the middle ages it comprised twin settlements: ''Old Carmarthen'' around Carmarthen Priory and ''New Carmarthen'' around Carmarthen Castle. The two were merged into one borough in 1546. It was the most populous borough in Wales in the 16th–18th centuries, described by William Camden as "chief citie of the country". It was overtaken in size by the mid-19th century, following the growth of settlements in the South Wales Coalfield. History Early history When Roman Britain, Britannia was a Roman province, Carmarthen was the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haverfordwest
Haverfordwest ( , ; ) is the county town of Pembrokeshire, Wales, and the most populous urban area in Pembrokeshire with a population of 14,596 in 2011. It is also a Community (Wales), community consisting of 12,042 people, making it the second most populous community in the county after Milford Haven. The suburbs include the former parish of Prendergast, Pembrokeshire, Prendergast, Albert Town and the residential and industrial areas of Withybush (housing, retail parks, Withybush General Hospital, hospital, Withybush Airport, airport and showground). Haverfordwest has a strategic location: it was the lowest bridging point of the Western Cleddau before the Cleddau Bridge opened in 1975. Topography Haverfordwest is a market town, the county town of Pembrokeshire and an important road network hub between Milford Haven, Pembroke Dock, Fishguard and St David's as a result of its position at the tidal limit of the River Cleddau, Western Cleddau. The majority of the town, compris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lampeter
Lampeter (; (formal); ''Llambed'' (colloquial)) is a town, community and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales, at the confluence of the Afon Dulas with the River Teifi. It is the third largest urban area in Ceredigion, after Aberystwyth and Cardigan, and has a campus of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. At the 2011 Census, the population was 2,970. Lampeter is the smallest university town in the United Kingdom. The university adds approximately 1,000 people to the town's population during term time. Etymology The Welsh name of the town, ', means "Peter's church tStephen's bridge" in reference to its church and castle. Its English name derives from this, as does the colloquial Welsh name '. An alternative English spelling occurs as "Thlampetre" in 1433. History The Norman timber castle of ''Pont Steffan'' ("Stephen's bridge" in English) occupying a strategic position beside the River Teifi was destroyed in 1187 after it had been conquered by Owain Gwynedd and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Builth Wells
Builth Wells (; ) is a market town and community in the county of Powys and historic county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire), mid Wales, lying at the confluence of rivers Wye and Irfon, in the Welsh (or upper) part of the Wye Valley. In 2011 it had a population of 2,568. Etymology ''Builth'' is a longstanding anglicisation of the Old Welsh or , which combines () ' ox' and (later ) ' lea or leas'. The town added ''Wells'' in the 19th century when its springs were promoted as a visitor attraction. Its modern Welsh name means 'Saint Mary in Ox Leas'. In the centre of the town is a large mural (about by wide) depicting , who was killed at the Battle of Orewin Bridge on 11 December 1282. Governance There are two tiers of local government covering Builth Wells, at community (town) and county level: Builth Wells Town Council and Powys County Council. The town council is based at Strand Hall on Strand Street, which also serves as a community hall and events venue. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newtown, Powys
Newtown () is a town in Powys, Wales. It lies on the River Severn in the community of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn, within the Historic counties of Wales, historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire. It was designated a New towns movement, new town in 1967 and saw population growth as firms settled, changing its market town character. Its 2001 population of 10,780 rose to 11,357 in the 2011 census, and rose again to 11,362 in the 2021 census. Newtown was the birthplace of Robert Owen in 1771, whose house stood on the present site of the HSBC Bank.BiographRetrieved 15 September 2018./ref> The town has a theatre, Theatr Hafren,Theatre sitRetrieved 15 September 2018./ref> and a public gallery, Oriel Davies, displaying contemporary arts and crafts.Gallery sitRetrieved 15 September 2018./ref> It is the largest town in Powys and Mid Wales. Etymology The ancient parish and commote are named Cedewain, and Newtown was home to a Llan (placename), Llan dedicated to St Mary. As such, the first re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolgellau
Dolgellau (; ) is a town and Community (Wales), community in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, lying on the River Wnion, a tributary of the River Mawddach. It was the traditional county town of the Historic counties of Wales, historic county of Merionethshire until the county of Gwynedd was created in 1974. Dolgellau is the main base for climbers of Cadair Idris and Mynydd Moel which are visible from the town. Dolgellau is the second largest settlement in southern Gwynedd after Tywyn and includes the community of Penmaenpool. Etymology The name ''Dolgellau'' is a compound of 'water-meadow' and , the plural of 'a cell', giving the meaning 'water-meadow of cells'. The in the name was probably located within a bend at the confluence of the rivers Wnion and Aran. The may refer to monastic cells or merchant's stalls. The earliest recorded spelling (from 1254) is ''Dolkelew'', and a spelling ''Dolgethleu'' dates from 1294–5 (the ''thl'' is an attempt to represent Welsh ). Owain Glynd� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruthin
Ruthin ( ; ) is a market town and community in Denbighshire, Wales, in the south of the Vale of Clwyd. The town, castle and St Peter's Square lie on a hill, skirted by villages such as Pwllglas and Rhewl. The name comes from the Welsh ''rhudd'' (red) and ''din'' (fort), after the colour of sandstone bedrock, from which the castle was built in 1277–1284. The Old Mill, Ruthin, is nearby. Maen Huail, a registered ancient monument associated with King Arthur and with Hueil mab Caw, the brother of the historian Gildas, stands in St Peter's Square. History There is evidence of Celtic and later Roman settlements in the area. However, little is known of the history of the town before the construction of Ruthin Castle was started in 1277 by Dafydd, the brother of prince Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. However, he forfeited the castle when he rebelled against King Edward I with his brother; Edward's queen, Eleanor, was in residence in 1281. The original name was ''Castell Coch yng Ngwern- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caernarfon
Caernarfon (; ) is a List of place names with royal patronage in the United Kingdom, royal town, Community (Wales), community and port in Gwynedd, Wales. It has a population of 9,852 (with Caeathro). It lies along the A487 road, on the eastern shore of the Menai Strait, opposite the island of Anglesey. The city of Bangor, Gwynedd, Bangor is to the north-east, while Snowdonia (Eryri) fringes Caernarfon to the east and south-east. Abundant natural resources in and around the Menai Strait enabled human habitation in prehistoric Britain. The Ordovices, a list of Celtic tribes, Celtic tribe, lived in the region during the period known as Roman Britain. The castra, Roman fort Segontium was established around AD 80 to subjugate the Ordovices during the Roman conquest of Britain. The Romans occupied the region until the end of Roman rule in Britain in 382, after which Caernarfon became part of the Kingdom of Gwynedd. In the late 11th century, William the Conqueror ordered the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
