Ceredigion

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Ceredigion since 1996
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Cardiganshire until 1974
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Ceredigion is a county in Wales. In previous incarnations it has been called Cardiganshire or Cardigan in English, and Sir Aberteifi in Welsh. It is a coastal county, bordered by Cardigan Bay to the west, Gwynedd to the north, Powys to the east, Carmarthenshire to the south, and Pembrokeshire to the south-west

Its area is 440,630 acres. The population of the county is 64,000. From 1974 until 1996 the county formed part of the county of Dyfed.

The main towns are Aberaeron, Aberarth, Aberystwyth, Cardigan, Eglwys Fach, Lampeter, Llanrhystud, New Quay, Newcastle Emlyn (partly in Carmarthenshire) and Tregaron.

The Cambrian mountains cover much of the east of the county. In the south and west the surface is less elevated. The highest point is Plynlimon at 2,486 feet, where five rivers have their source: the Severn, the Wye, the Dulas, the Llyfnant and Rheidol, the last of which meets the Mynach in a 300-foot plunge at the Devil's Bridge chasm. The 50 miles of coastline has many sandy beaches. The chief river is the Teifi which forms the border with Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire for much of its length.

Places of special interest: Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth (SN5881); Devil's Bridge (SN7477); Strata Florda Abbey (SN7465); Vale of Rheidol Railway (SN5881). Aberystwyth Castle, Nanteos Mansion, Welsh Gold Centre Tregaron, Llywernog Silver Lead Mine