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The Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (named after the then larger Gwynedd county) was the first site designated exclusively within Wales and alongside the other six sites in the United Kingdom first designated in 1986. [3] Whereas the Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales is Wales's newest site designated on 28 July 2021. [4]
Pages in category "Lists of standardised Welsh place-names" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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[1] [2] Wales had about 600 castles, [3] of which over 100 are still standing, either as ruins or as restored buildings. The rest have returned to nature, and today consist of ditches, mounds, and earthworks, often in commanding positions. Many of the sites in Wales are cared for by Cadw, the Welsh government's historic environment service.
The vast majority of place names in Wales are Welsh by origin, containing elements such as Llan-, Aber-, Pen- etc. Along the south coast of Wales, where English has historically been more widely spoken, many place names are commonly anglicized, such as Pontypool, derived from Pont-y-Pŵl.
List of places in Carmarthenshire; List of places in Carmarthenshire (categorised) List of places in Ceredigion; List of places along the Wales Coast Path; List of places in Conwy County Borough; List of places in Conwy County Borough (categorised) List of county exclaves in England and Wales 1844–1974; List of places on the Creuddyn peninsula
List of places in Caerphilly County Borough; List of places in Cardiff - for villages and districts see Category:Populated places in Cardiff. List of places in Carmarthenshire; List of places in Carmarthenshire (categorised) List of places in Ceredigion; List of places in Conwy County Borough; List of places in Conwy County Borough (categorised)
In June 2008, Wales made history by becoming the first nation to be awarded Fairtrade status. [135] The pound sterling is the currency used in Wales. Numerous Welsh banks issued their own banknotes in the 19th century: the last bank to do so closed in 1908. Since then the Bank of England has had a monopoly on the issue of banknotes in Wales. [136]