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Aberystwyth

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Aberystwyth , town (1991 pop. 10,250), Ceredigion, W Wales, on Cardigan Bay. It is a summer resort and cultural center. Before the construction of railroads, Aberystwyth was a coastal trading center. The town is the seat of a constituent institution of the Univ. of Wales and of the National Library of Wales, which has an outstanding collection of Welsh manuscripts. Author not available, ABERYSTWYTH. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth Cergn. Aberestuuth 1232, aber ystwyth 14th cent., Aberystwith, or Aberrheidol 1868. ‘Mouth of the River Ystwyth’. Welsh aber . The river name means ‘winding one’ (Welsh ystwyth ). Aberystwyth is now at the mouth of the Rheidol , but the name relates to the Ystwyth , to the ... Read more

Aberystwyth
...medieval walled town was built around a 13th-century fortress. It later became the exporter for the once-flourishing local lead mines. A principal stronghold of Welsh culture, it has grown as a seaside resort. Aberystwyth Aberystwyth Aberystwyth Read more

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