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Ceredigion (; ) is a county in Mid Wales. The county was created as Cardiganshire in 1282 in the area of the former Kingdom of Ceredigion. The historic county was abolished in 1974 and reconstituted in 1996 as Ceredigion. The county had a population of 75,900 at the 2011 UK census. Aberystwyth, which is the largest town, is one of the two administrative centres; the other being Aberaeron. Aberystwyth houses Aberystwyth University, Bronglais Hospital and the National Library of Wales. The inland town of Lampeter houses part of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
The county is mainly rural with large parts being hilly or mountainous land. There is level, low-lying land on the coastal strip that runs along the margins of Cardigan Bay. There are a number of sandy beaches popular with visitors here, linked by the long-distance Ceredigion Coast Path. More than half the population speak the Welsh language and the county is considered a centre of Welsh culture.
At one time, Ceredigion had more industry than it does today. Lead, silver and zinc were mined here, and many of the sailing ships trading round the coast of Wales were built here. However these industries dwindled over time, and the economy became almost completely dependent on dairying and the rearing of livestock, which were sent to the English market. During the last century, livestock farming has become less profitable, and the population of Cardiganshire has been in decline as people emigrated to more prosperous parts of Wales and to countries abroad. More recently, the population has started rising again as elderly people move into the county for retirement, and various government and European Union initiatives have encouraged tourism and other alternative sources of income.
Ceredigion is a county in Mid Wales.
Ceredigion may also refer to:
- Kingdom of Ceredigion, a medieval kingdom in this area
- Ceredigion (UK Parliament constituency)
- Ceredigion (Assembly constituency)
- Ceredigion (journal), an annual local history journal in Ceredigion
Ceredigion, formerly Cardiganshire, is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in 1536, the boundaries have remained remarkably unchanged for nearly five centuries. From 1536 until 1885 there were two single-member constituencies, one being a county constituency (Cardiganshire) comprising the rural areas, and the other being a borough constituency ( Cardigan District of Boroughs) comprising a number of separate towns; in 1885 the borough constituency was abolished, and its towns and electors incorporated into the county constituency. The towns which comprised Cardigan Boroughs varied slightly over this long period, but primarily consisted of Cardigan, Aberystwyth, Lampeter and Adpar, the latter now a suburb of Newcastle Emlyn across the River Teifi, in Carmarthenshire.
The county constituency was enlarged in 1983 with the addition of part of Pembrokeshire, being renamed Ceredigion and Pembroke North. In 1997 it reverted to its former boundaries, being renamed Ceredigion.
The Ceredigion Welsh Assembly constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999.
Ceredigion is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales. It elects one Assembly Member by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
It has been represented since its creation in 1999 by Plaid Cymru's Elin Jones, who has been Presiding Officer of the Welsh Assembly since 2016.
Ceredigion is an annual local history journal about the history of the county of Ceredigion, Wales, published by Ceredigion Historical Society.
The society was founded, as Cardiganshire Antiquarian Association, 1911 to promote the understanding of the history and archaeology of the county. In 2002 it became Ceredigion Historical Society. The Society started to publish Transactions and Archaeological Record of the Cardiganshire Antiquarian Association in 1913; it ceased in 1938.
In 1951 Ceredigion: Journal of the Cardiganshire Antiquarian Association started. In 2002 it was renamed Ceredigion: Journal of Ceredigion Historical Society. It contains historical articles and book reviews. It is mostly in English but there is some Welsh-language content.
It has been digitised by the Welsh Journals Online project at the National Library of Wales.