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Fifty-five boroughs in Wales were given parliamentary representation in 1536, but the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 recognised only 20 Welsh boroughs [citation needed]. Subsequent urban growth led to the designation of other places as boroughs, including Wrexham , Rhondda , Barry and Merthyr Tydfil , but many other settlements were only ...
Name in English Name in Welsh Principal area (Welsh name) Year granted or confirmed Image Administrative Population [1] Urban Population (2021) [2] Cardiff: Caerdydd City and County of Cardiff (Dinas a Sir Caerdydd) 1905 [3] Cardiff Castle: 359,512 (county) 348,535 (built-up area) Swansea: Abertawe City and County of Swansea (Dinas a Sir ...
List of cities in Wales; List of towns in Wales; Welsh placenames; Political ... List of generic forms in British place names; Subdivisions of the United Kingdom;
Pages in category "Cities in Wales" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * List of cities in Wales; B.
A Welsh community is broadly equivalent to an English civil parish. In total, Wales is divided into 878 communities, of which about 768 (87%) are represented by community councils. In total, Wales is divided into 878 communities, of which about 768 (87%) are represented by community councils.
Parishes and communities with the same name may not share the same boundaries. See also List of hundreds of Wales#Pembrokeshire for a list of medieval parishes. GENUKI also has a list of Pembrokeshire place names extracted from Lewis's 1833-44 A Topographical Dictionary of Wales, which link to further sources and historical information. [2]
The list of standardised Welsh place-names is a list compiled by the Welsh Language Commissioner to recommend the standardisation of the spelling of Welsh place-names, particularly in the Welsh language and when multiple forms are used, although some place-names in English were also recommended to be matched with the Welsh.
Pages in category "County towns in Wales" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aberaeron; B.