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The Eisteddfod has visited all the traditional counties of Wales. It has visited six of the seven current cities in Wales: Bangor, Cardiff, Newport, St David's, Swansea and Wrexham. It visited Wrexham when it was classified as a town; Wrexham attained city status in 2022. It has never visited St Asaph, which attained city status in 2012.
The 1912 Wrexham National Eisteddfod [2] and the 2025 Wrexham National Eisteddfod [4] were proclaimed here. With the 1912 proclamation having David Lloyd George in attendance, and the target of criticism from sufragettes on the Liberal government's opposition on Women's suffrage in the United Kingdom. [1]
The proclamation is to read as follows, ... During the 1912 National Eisteddfod at Wrexham, ... Competitors typically number 6,000 or more; overall attendances ...
The custom of chairing the bard is, however, much older than the modern eisteddfod ceremony, and is known to have taken place as early as 1176. [2] The chairing ceremony of the 1958 National Eisteddfod; the victorious poet was T. Llew Jones [3] The chair posthumously awarded to Taliesin o Eifion at the Wrexham Eisteddfod in 1876 [4]
Wrexham hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1888, 1912, 1933 and 1977, as well as an unofficial National Eisteddfod event in 1876. The National Eisteddfod returned to the area in 2011, when Wales' leading festival was held on the land of Lower Berse Farm between 30 July and 6 August.
Wrexham T H Parry-Williams Gerallt Gymro 1913 Abergavenny Wil Ifan Ieuan Gwynedd 1914 First World War First World War - No Eisteddfod 1915 Bangor T H Parry-Williams Y Ddinas 1916 Aberystwyth No winner 1917 Penbedw Wil Ifan Pwyll Pendefig Dyfed 1918 Neath Emrys Lewis Mynachlog Nedd 1919 Corwen William Williams (Crwys) Morgan Llwyd 1920 Barry
The National Eisteddfod has been held in Aberdare three times, including the first in 1861. Gorsedd stones (Welsh: Cerrig yr Orsedd) are groups of standing stones constructed for the National Eisteddfod of Wales. They form an integral part of the druidic Gorsedd ceremonies of the Eisteddfod. The stones can be found as commemorative structures ...
The centre was developed following the 2011 Wrexham National Eisteddfod, in which the centre is attributed with the national eisteddfod's legacy. [14] [5] [3] [17] The centre's main aim is to focus on providing a Welsh-speaking environment for Welsh speakers, learners and supporters, as well as general Welsh culture.