Walking down the High Street, along the crown of the whale-backed hill that, even before the Romans, had provided the ancient Britons with a natural defensive position, Millford was able to appreciate the double views of the town. On one side, narrow, shadowy streets opened towards wide perspectives of a tidal river; on the other, […]
No country in the world has a greater love of music and poetry than the people of Wales. Today, Eisteddfodau are held at scores of places throughout Wales, particularly from May to early November. The habit of holding similar events dates back to early history, and there are records of competitions for Welsh poets and musicians in […]
Wales— principality forming wide peninsula on W of island of Great Britain; part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; 7469 sq.m.; bounded on N by Irish Sea, on E by England, on S by Bristol Channel, on W by St. George’s Channel. Almost entirely an upland region; highest mountains Snowdon massif […]
By L. Dudley Stamp Geographically, Wales is that part of Highland Britain which lies to the west of the English Midlands. Strangers find it difficult to understand the remarkable contrasts in many directions between Wales and England. To appreciate the intense nationalism of Wales, and the survival of the Welsh language and culture alike amongst the hill farmers […]
By W. J. Rood and A. H. Rood Every day the comfortable express trains leave Paddington Station and go across England and South Wales to Fishguard, a port 260 miles away on the south-west corner of Wales. The first thing we notice is that on three sides Wales is washed by the sea. There is the Irish […]
By Ernest Young North Wales is a land of high mountain ranges, tumbling streams and green valleys. The mountain slopes are often so steep and stony that even the fine grass refuses to cover the bare grey rocks. In some of the small valleys which lie in the mountains near Snowdon there are great ugly […]
By D. M. Preece and H. R. B, Wood On the highest parts of the Welsh uplands there are few people because the resources are meager. The damp climate, the low temperatures due to altitude, the thin soil and the difficulty of access make sheep rearing the chief occupation. It is possible to travel several […]
By D. M. Preece and H. R. B. Wood On the plains of Pembroke, Lleyn, and Anglesey, important for cattle rearing, the density of population is greater than in the river valleys, partly because of the greater accessibility. The Plain of Gwent, with its rich red soils, is a region of intensive farming, for it supplies […]
By John A. Williamson Glamorgan takes its name from an ancient prince who took shelter there from his hostile brother. In those far- off days there was no need to think of planting trees, for the whole land was practically covered with wood land. Many centuries have passed since then and the woodlands alas have […]
By J. В. North, В. Campbell, R. Scott Although it is so firmly fixed in the popular mind that it is unlikely ever to be displaced, Snowdonia as a general term for the mountains of Caernarvonshire is not really necessary, for the English name Snowdon was given to the whole region, not to a single mountain. […]
