Where is Aberthaw? Aberthaw – Aberddawan is made up of the villages of East Aberthaw and West Aberthaw. It is about 5 miles from Barry along the Glamorgan Heritage Coastline. Aberthaw get its name from the Welsh word ‘Aber’, meaning estuary or river mouth, of the river Thaw. The existence of a safe, natural harbour […]
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Where is Penarth? Penarth is a small seaside town nestled between Cardiff and Barry along the south Wales coastline. It was a popular holiday destination during the Victorian period, gaining itself the name ‘Garden by the Sea’. It has a lovely esplanade, pier and pier pavilion along its beachfront. The town bloomed into life with
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Where is Caerleon? Caerleon is a small town, northeast of the city of Newport (Wales). It is a place I know well, I studied Archaeology there for 3 years and what a wonderful place to choose. Sadly, the university campus has now gone but the many of the historic points of interest still remain. There is
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Where is Llanaelhaearn? 13 miles north of the seaside town of Pwllheli on the Llyn Peninsula (north Wales) is a small village called Llanaelhaearn . It’s a place where I spent a lot of time whilst growing up, running around the fields at the back of my ‘Nain and Taid’s Tanllan’ house. They had a
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History of Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil (Merthyr Tudful) is as a typical Welsh Valley mining town and is situated on the A470 between Cardiff and Brecon. There is evidence for prehistoric settlement and land use (mainly to the north of the current town), a Roman fort at Penydarren and a later 13th century castle up
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Large group in front of stone memorial on Remembrance Sunday 2018
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Abergavenny History Abergavenny (Y Fenni) is a place close to my heart, it was an area I studied many moons ago as a student. I later had the privilege of living just up on the hills in a small village called Llanelly Hill where I was blessed with a fantastic view of the Sugarloaf from
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History of Lower Machen Lower Machen (Machen Isaf) is a small hamlet between Newport and Caerphilly, in the county of Gwent. A place often overlooked by those driving along the A468 to and from their destination. This small hamlet is a designated conservation area (1976). The heritage listings are mostly linked to the bigger story
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