. ref conventional long name Wales common name Wales image flag Flag of Wales 2.svg alt flag ... en Wales for ever small national anthem Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau br small lang en Land of my fathers small map width 250px image map Wales in the UK and Europe.svg map caption map caption location color ... monarchy leader title2 First Minister of Wales First Minister leader name2 Carwyn Jones Members of the National Assembly for Wales AM leader title3 leader name3 leader title4 Prime Minister of the United ... MP leader title5 Secretary of State for Wales Secretary of State in the UK government leader name5 ... UK Parliament br National Assembly for Wales sovereignty type Wales in the High Middle Ages Unification sovereignty note established event1 nowrap by Gruffydd ap Llywelyn ref name Wales Hist 100 established ... on left patron saint Saint David Saint David, Dewi Sant The status of Wales as a country and as a part ... may result in an edit war. Wales IPAc en audio en us Wales.ogg w e l z lang cy Cymru ... of the UK publisher statistics.gov.uk accessdate 10 October 2008 ref Wales England border ... of three million, and a total area of convert 20779 km2 sqmi abbr on . Wales has over convert 1200 km mi abbr on of coastline, including List of islands of Wales its offshore islands the largest, Anglesey , is also the largest island in the Irish Sea. Wales is largely mountainous, with its highest ... summit. During the British Iron Age Iron Age and Wales in the Early Middle Ages early medieval period, Wales was inhabited by the Celts Celtic Britons historical Britons . A distinct Welsh people ... century, and Wales is regarded as one of the modern Celtic nations today. Gruffydd ap Llywelyn was recognised as king of Wales in 1057. Llywelyn the Last Llywelyn ap Gruffydd s death in 1282 marked the completion of Edward I of England s Llywelyn the Last Last campaign and death conquest of Wales. Castles ... modern Wales, in the early 15th century. Wales was subsequently annexed by England under ... more details
Wales Island may refer to Wales Island British Columbia Wales Island Nunavut Wales Island Ungava , also part of Nunavut Also see Prince of Wales Island disambiguation geodis de Wales Island it Isola Wales ... more details
William Wales may refer to Prince William, Duke of Cambridge Prince William of Wales , elder son of Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales William Wales astronomer 1734? 1798 , British astronomer and mathematician hndis Wales, William ... more details
Wales is a surname Prince William of Wales uses Wales as surname when required, including current military service Prince Henry of Wales uses Wales as surname when required, including current military service Gary Wales , Scottish footballer Jimmy Wales , American Internet entrepreneur known for his role in the creation of Wikipedia Joan Wales , British missionary to China and Thailand Joseph H. Wales , American ichthyologist The Outlaw Josey Wales Josey Wales , a fictional character played by Clint Eastwood Peter Wales b. 1928 , English cricketer Thomas C. Wales 1952 2001 , assassinated federal prosecutor Wally Wales , American film actor 1895 1980 William Wales astronomer , 1734 1798 See also Wales disambiguation surname ... more details
Invasion of Wales may refer to several invasions of Wales including Norman invasion of Wales French invasion of Wales 1797 For larger invasions of the whole of Great Britain see Invasion of Great Britain Disambig ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Environment Wales is a partnership of voluntary organisations in Wales , whose aim it is to contribute to sustainable development , mainly by awarding grants for projects which contribute to this aim. The organisations are Cylch Wales Community Recycling Network BTCV Cymru Groundwork UK Groundwork Wales Keep Wales Tidy The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty National Trust in WalesWales Council for Voluntary Action West Wales Eco Centre Wildlife Trusts Wales Category Organisations based in Wales ... more details
The counties of Wales may refer to Principal areas of Wales see Local government in Wales Preserved counties of Wales Historic counties of Wales Former administrative counties of Wales see History of local government in Wales Maps gallery Image Map Cymru 1996 gyda rhifau.svg Principal areas of Wales Image Map Cymru gyda rhifau.svg Preserved counties of Wales Image WalesTradNumbered.png Historic and Administrative Counties of Wales gallery disambig ... more details
Wiktionarypar walesWalesWales is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. tocright Wales may also refer to Places United Kingdom Principality of Wales , a country that existed between 1215 and 1542 Wales European Parliament constituency Wales, South Yorkshire , a village and civil parish in England United States Wales, Alaska , a town Wales, Maine , a town Wales, Massachusetts Wales Township, Michigan Wales, New York , a town Wales, North Dakota , a city Wales, Utah , a town Wales, Wisconsin , a village Canada Wales, Ontario , one of the Lost Villages flooded by the construction of the St Lawrence Seaway Wales Island British Columbia Wales Island Nunavut Wales Island Ungava Other uses Wales surname Wales magazine Wales magazine , literary journal edited by Keidrych Rhys, published 1937 1959 Wales A national magazine , political journal, published 1911 1914 See also Whale disambiguation Wale , a sort of wooden plank Princess Charlotte of Wales 1796 1817 , English princess Gerald of Wales c. 1146 c. 1223 , medieval clergyman and chronicler Prince Harry of Wales born 1984 , younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales Maud of Wales 1869 1938 , Queen of Norway disambig geo ca Wales cy Wales de Wales Begriffskl rung es Wales desambiguaci n fr Wales ko it Wales he sw Wales nl Wales doorverwijspagina ja pl Wales tr Wales vo Wales ... more details
coord 52.413 3.192 display title region GB scale 200000 Unreferenced date November 2008 For the cargo ship MV East Wales East Wales is a term sometimes used to refer to the easternmost part of Wales . Like the other Geography of Wales regions of Wales , it has no official status and definitions of its actual area vary. One definition would include most of the county of Powys in mid Wales, Flintshire and Wrexham County Borough in the north east, and Monmouthshire and Newport in the south east. Another definition of east Wales would be that area of the Welsh Marches which lies within Wales itself. Generally, the Welsh language is less widely spoken in much of this region than in most other parts of Wales. Fact date October 2008 See also Geography of Wales Mid Wales North Wales South Wales West Wales List of Welsh principal areas by percentage Welsh language Subdivisions of Wales Category Regions of Wales Category Subdivisions of Wales Category NUTS 2 statistical regions of the United Kingdom Wales geo stub ... more details
Wales Airport may refer to Cardiff International Airport , an airport in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom IATA CWL, ICAO EGFF Wales Airport Alaska , an airport in Wales, Alaska, United States FAA IWK Wales Airport Maine , an airport in Wales, Maine, United States FAA ME6 airport disambiguation ... more details
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Two types of Rugby Football rugby are played in Wales rugby league and rugby union . Please see the separate pages for their sports history. Rugby league in Wales Rugby union in Wales disambig ... more details
Wales House may refer to in Belgium Wales House Brussels , the National Assembly of Wales office in Belgium in the United States Mary Anne Wales House , Dublin, New Hampshire, listed on the National Register of Historic Places NRHP Wales House Hyde Park, New York , NRHP listed Wales Petersburg, Virginia , a historic house and plantation, NRHP listed North Wales Warrenton, Virginia , a historic house and plantation, NRHP listed disambig ... more details
File Tenis Cymru, Caerdydd .JPG right thumb center Welsh National Tennis Centre, br East Moors, Cardiff br Tennis Wales base center Portal Tennis Tennis Wales lang cy Tenis Cymru is the national Governing bodies of sports in Wales governing body for tennis in Wales . It is part of the United Kingdom British tennis governing body, the Lawn Tennis Association . ref name CC 1 cite web url http www.sportwales.org.uk about us how we can help working in partnership national governing bodies of sport ngb websites.aspx title NGB websites About us Sport Wales Chwaraeon Cymru publisher Sport Wales year 2010 accessdate 22 January 2011 work Sport Wales Chwaraeon Cymru website ref ref name Tenis 1 cite web url http www.tennis.wales.org aboutus.htm title Tennis Wales the governing body for tennis in wales publisher LTA year 2009 accessdate 2009 07 21 work Tennis Wales Tenis Cymru website ref Tennis Wales has 98 affiliated clubs, who have just under 12,000 members between them. Tennis Wales organises junior, open and veterans tournaments, including local and regional leagues&mdash North Wales and South Wales &mdash and county teams. ref name Tenis 1 ref name Tenis 2 cite web url http www.tennis.wales.org title Tennis Wales publisher LTA year 2009 accessdate 2009 07 21 work Tennis Wales Tenis Cymru website ref Tennis Wales is based at the Welsh National Tennis Centre , East Moors, Cardiff , and has a regional office in Wrexham . ref name Tenis 1 Notes Reflist colwidth 30em External links http www.tennis.wales.org Official website of Tennis Wales Wales topics Governing bodies of sports in Wales Category Sports governing bodies in Wales Category Tennis in Wales Category Tennis organisations Wales Wales sport stub Wales org stub Tennis stub ... more details
James Wales may refer to Jimmy Wales born 1966 , co founder of Wikipedia James Wales artist 1747 1795 , Scottish painter James Albert Wales 1852 1886 , caricaturist See also James Whale 1889 1957 , British film director James Whale radio born 1951 , British Radio presenter hndis Wales, James fr James Wales mr ... more details
Infobox Sport governing body assocname Basketball Wales br lang cy P l fasged Cymru logo Wales BBall.jpg logosize 80px sport Basketball jurisdiction Wales National founded 2008 aff affdate region regionyear headquarters Sport Wales National Centre location Sophia Gardens , Cardiff president Will Jones ... of Wales prevfounded 1952 url www.basketballwales.com countryflag Basketball Wales lang cy P l fasged Cymru founded originally in 1952 as the Basketball Association of Wales is the sole controller and the Governing bodies of sports in Wales national governing body of all aspects of the game of basketball in Wales . It is responsible for the management of the Welsh National Basketball League, the national ... in Wales. ref name CC 1 cite web url http www.sportwales.org.uk about us how we can help working ... Wales Chwaraeon Cymru publisher Sport Wales year 2010 accessdate 19 January 2011 work Sport Wales Chwaraeon Cymru website ref ref name Basged 1 cite web url http www.basketballwales.com index.htm title BAW Basketball Association of Wales Home publisher Basketball Wales year 2009 accessdate 2009 07 13 work Basketball Wales website ref ref name Basged 2 cite web url http www.basketballwales.com ... 20BAW 202004.pdf publisher Basketball Wales year 2004 accessdate 2009 07 13 work Basketball Wales website ref Image Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff entrance.JPG thumb left center Sport Wales National Centre, Cardiff br home to Basketball Wales center Basketball Wales is based at the Sport Wales National Centre , Sophia Gardens , Cardiff . ref name Basged 3 cite web url http www.basketballwales.com BW 20Contacts.htm title BAW Basketball Association of Wales Contacts publisher Basketball Wales year 2009 accessdate 2009 07 13 work Basketball Association of Wales Constitution ref See also Wales national basketball team References reflist colwidth 30em External links http www.basketballwales.com Official Basketball Wales website http www.northwalesbasketball.co.uk North Wales Basketball ... more details
Notability date December 2009 Contemporary Wales is published by the University of Wales Press on behalf of the Board of Celtic Studies . Contemporary Wales is an annual English language journal containing academic articles and reviews relating to politics , history and current affairs. It was started in 1987. It has been digitised by the National Library of Wales Welsh Journals Online Welsh Journals Online project at the National Library of Wales . External links http welshjournals.llgc.org.uk browse listissues llgc id 1179046 Contemporary Wales from Welsh Journals Online Category Welsh magazines Category Publications established in 1946 Category Publications established in 1987 Category Annual journals Category Area studies journals humanities journal stub Wales stub UK mag stub cy Contemporary Wales cylchgrawn ... more details
Swim Wales lang cy Nofio Cymru WASA founded 1897 as the Welsh Amateur Swimming Association is the Governing bodies of sports in Wales national governing body of diving , Swimming sport swimming including Open water swimming open water and synchronised swimming and water polo , in Wales . It is responsible for establishing the laws of the sport, for organising certification and education programmes for coaches, officials and teachers, and for recreational swimming, aiming to ensure that everybody in Wales has the opportunity to learn to swim. ref name CC 1 cite web url http www.sportwales.org.uk ... title NGB websites About us Sport Wales Chwaraeon Cymru publisher Sport Wales year 2010 accessdate 22 January 2011 work Sport Wales Chwaraeon Cymru website ref ref name Nofio 1 cite web url http www.welshasa.co.uk index.asp title Swim Wales publisher Swim Wales year 2009 accessdate 2009 07 30 work Swim Wales Nofio Cymru website ref ref name Nofio 2 cite web url http www.welshasa.co.uk about us.asp title Swim Wales publisher Swim Wales year 2009 accessdate 2009 07 30 work Swim Wales Nofio Cymru website ref Swim Wales is structured regionally&mdash with over 90 member clubs and a combined membership of over 9,800 members in the South East Wales, West Wales and North Wales regions&mdash ... competitions, including closed, national and open championships. ref name Nofio 2 Swim Wales is based at the Wales National Pool , Sketty , Swansea. ref name Nofio 3 cite web url http www.welshasa.co.uk contact us.asp title Swim Wales publisher Swim Wales year 2009 accessdate 2009 07 30 work Swim Wales Nofio Cymru website ref References reflist colwidth 30em Wales topics Governing bodies of sports in Wales Category Swimming organisations Wales Category Sports governing bodies in Wales Category Swimming in Wales Category Water polo Wales Category Organisations based in Swansea Category Diving in the United Kingdom Wales Category 1897 establishments in WalesWales sport stub Wales org stub swimming ... more details
unreferenced date January 2012 In Wales and also the rest of Britain the homeless are categoriesed into two different groups by the government statutory homeless, and non statutory homeless. homelessness stub Category Homelessness by country Wales ... more details
Squash Wales is the Governing bodies of sports in Wales national governing body of Squash sport squash in Wales . It has 121 affiliated clubs and is a member of the World Squash Federation and the European Squash Federation . Squash Wales is responsible for the administration of all aspects of the game ... Championships. Recent success for the Wales team includes the Bronze medal won in the European Team Championships in Malmo May 2009 , which was the 14th European Team medal won by Wales in all ages since 1997. The Wales team won a world Silver medal in 1999. National competitions organised by Squash Wales include the Welsh Inter County Challenge Shield and the Welsh Open. ref name CC 1 cite web ... bodies of sport ngb websites.aspx title NGB websites About us Sport Wales Chwaraeon Cymru publisher Sport Wales year 2010 accessdate 22 January 2011 work Sport Wales Chwaraeon Cymru website ref ref name Sboncen 1 cite web url http www.squashwales.co.uk title Squash Wales publisher Squash Wales year 2009 accessdate 2009 07 20 work Squash Wales website ref ref name Sboncen 2 cite web url http ... wic2009report.pdf publisher Squash Wales date 2009 03 09 accessdate 2009 07 20 work Squash Wales press ... pdf title http www.squashwales.co.uk files spotoniss10.pdf publisher Squash Wales year 2009 accessdate 2009 07 20 work Squash Wales Spot On Issue No. 10 Autumn Winter 2008 ref ref name Sboncen 4 cite ... files etc2009.pdf publisher Squash Wales date 2009 05 06 accessdate 2009 07 20 work Squash Wales press release ref Squash Wales is based at the Sport Wales National Centre , Cardiff, having moved from ... time to move on from St Melons to the WIS title Squash Wales publisher Squash Wales date 30 November 2009 accessdate 21 May 2010 work Squash Wales website ref References reflist colwidth 30em Wales topics Governing bodies of sports in Wales Category Sports governing bodies in Wales Category Squash in Wales Category Organisations based in Cardiff Wales sport stub Wales org stub Squash stub ... more details
Mid Wales lang cy Canolbarth Cymru or simply Y Canolbarth The Midlands is the name given to the central region of Wales . The Mid Wales Regional Committee of the National Assembly for Wales covered the counties of Ceredigion and Powys and the area of Gwynedd that had previously been the district of Meirionydd . ref cite web url http www.assemblywales.org bus home bus committees bus committees second bus committees second mwr home bus committees second mwr committee.htm title National Assembly for Wales. Mid Wales Regional Committee July 2003 March 2005 accessdate 2009 10 30 ref A similar definition is used by the BBC . ref cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk wales mid title BBC Wales Mid Wales accessdate 2009 10 30 ref The Wales Spatial Plan defines a region known as Central Wales which covers Ceredigion and Powys. ref cite web url http wales.gov.uk location central wales ?lang en title Welsh Assembly Government Central Wales accessdate 2009 10 30 ref Mid Wales is dominated by the Cambrian Mountains , including the area sometimes referred to as the Green Desert of Wales . ref cite news url http www.walesonline.co.uk news wales news tm headline the lost land of wales aiming to step out of the shadow of snowdon &method full&objectid 18023663&siteid 50082 name page.html title Western Mail last Williams first Sally date 1 November 2006 work Cambrian Mountains campaign launched accessdate 2009 10 30 ref The region is sparsely populated, with an economy dependent on farming and small businesses ... Assembly for Wales. Report from the Mid Wales Regional Committee. date June 2009 accessdate 2009 10 30 ref See also Geography of Wales South Wales West Wales North Wales References refs External links http www.bbc.co.uk wales mid The BBC s Mid Wales page http www.wda.co.uk index.cfm property advice and support wda properties mid wales properties overview of mid wales en2654 Overview of Mid Wales ... Regions of Wales Category Subdivisions of Wales cy Canolbarth Cymru fr Galles centrales ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 The Wales A side is an international rugby league side that plays in the Skanska Home Nations Championship . The players are picked from the nine team Welsh Conference Premier league. Wales have been the most successful side in this competition, winning four out of the five championships contested so far. England national rugby league team England Lionhearts are the current holders of the title after beating Wales 30 26 at Featherstone Rovers in September 2006. Wales A Players Neil Sloan Valley Cougars , Trevor James Blackwood Bulldogs , Lee Williams rugby league Lee Williams Valley Cougars , Martin Corley Newport Titans , Matt Harvey rugby league Matt Harvey NPT Steelers , Owen Jones rugby league Owen Jones Newport Titans , Carl Thomas rugby league Carl Thomas Valley Cougars , Mark Wheeler rugby league Mark Wheeler Newport Titans , Tyrone Mahoney ... Titans . Wales A results England Lionhearts def. Wales A 30 26 10 September 2006 Ireland A def. Wales A 24 10 19 August 2006 Wales A def. Scotland A 22 16 16 July 2006 England Lionhearts def. Wales A 36 32 11 September 2005 Wales A def. Emerging Lebanon 52 22 26 August 2005 Wales A def. Ireland A 18 10 16 July 2005 Wales A def. Scotland A 70 8 13 June 2005 Wales A def. England Lionhearts 34 32 12 September 2004 Wales A def. Scotland A 34 26 3 July 2004 Wales A def. Ireland A 56 12 15 May 2004 Wales A def. England Lionhearts 28 18 14 September 2003 Wales A def. Scotland A 42 22 27 July 2003 Ireland A def. Wales A 32 28 21 June 2003 Wales A def. England Lionhearts 28 18 15 September 2002 Wales A def. Ireland A 52 20 21 July 2002 Wales A def. Scotland A 40 22 15 June 2002 Wales A def. Scotland A 36 6 16 September 2001 England Lionhearts def. Wales A 40 8 10 September 2000 Wales A drew with Scotland A 20 20 19 September 1999 Scotland A def. Wales A 28 18 3 October 1998 Rugby League Wales links DEFAULTSORT Wales A Side Category Rugby league in WalesWales sport stub RugbyLeague stub ... more details
The Encyclopaedia of Wales is a single volume publication encyclopedia encyclopaedia on Wales . The English language and Welsh language editions were published simultaneously the Welsh language edition is titled Gwyddoniadur Cymru . The publication was released in January 2008. The encyclopaedia indexes 5,000 facts about Wales compiled by 400 researchers over ten years. Publishers claim they have included facts from every community in Wales. Ashley Drake of the University of Wales said that it is a celebration of Wales and Welsh people Welshness . With everything you could think of about Wales in the encyclopaedia , adding Every town, every village, every city is mentioned in there, and including famous people in the fields of science , religion , politics , popular culture , amongst others. Included in the encyclopaedia are such facts as these The equal sign was created by Welsh People Welshman Robert Recorde of Tenby in the 1540s. Felinfoel was the first brewery to can beer in Europe . The nearest point between Wales and Ireland is the lighthouse on Strumble Head Wales largest metal dragon is in Newport . Newtown, Powys Newtown had the first mail order service in Great Britain . The worlds tallest mountain was named after Welsh People Welshman George Everest . Swansea is the wettest city in Great Britain . World s rarest apple was discovered on Bardsey Island in 2000. Wales produces more energy then it consumes. It is a long way from the infamous entry in an index of a 19th century encyclopaedia which read For Wales, See England, said correspondent Caroline Evans Broadcaster Caroline Evans in her report on BBC Wales Today , July 12th, 2007. Sources BBC Wales Today broadcast extracted from http www.bbc.co.uk wales walestoday online 12 July 2007 External links http www.encyclopaediaofwales.com english home Encyclopaedia of Wales Category 2008 books Category 2008 in Wales Category Books about Wales Category National encyclopedias Wales Category English language encyclopedias ... more details
Year in Wales header 1767 This article is about the particular significance of the year 1767 to Wales and Welsh people its people . Incumbents Prince of Wales George IV of the United Kingdom George, Prince Regent Princess of Wales vacant Events John Guest becomes manager of Dowlais Ironworks . Arts and literature New books Evan Thomas Ieuan Fardd Ddu Traethawd ar Fywyd Ffydd Music Births Deaths September 11 Theophilus Evans , clergyman and historian, 74 September 17 Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany , second son of Frederick, Prince of Wales , 28 date unknown Richard Nanney , evangelist Category 1767 by country Wales Category 1767 in Great Britain Wales ... more details
unreferenced date December 2011 The Government of Wales , since 1998, composed of the Welsh National Assembly and the Welsh Assembly Government . But judicially it remains within part of the jurisdiction of England and Wales , although the Welsh National Assembly was given the rights to enact Wales specific Measure of the National Assembly for Wales Measure s, and, with the Welsh devolution referendum, 2011 , the Welsh National Assembly will be given the power to enact Act of the National Assembly for Wales Act s. Wales, together with Cheshire, used to have Assizes Court of Grand Session , and therefore not within the English circuit court system. Yet it has never been its own jurisdiction. Before 1998, there was no separate government in Wales. Executive authority rested in the hands of the HM Government , with substantial authority within the Welsh Office since 1965. Legislative power rested within the Parliament of the United Kingdom . Judicial power has always been with the Courts of England and Wales , and the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom or its predecessor the Law Lords . See also Government of England Government of Northern Ireland Government of Scotland References Reflist Category Government of Wales ... more details
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