Capital of Wales

Capital of Wales

The Capital of Wales is a "de facto" designation usually applied to Cardiff since 1955. In that year, the Minister for Welsh Affairs Gwilym Lloyd-George commented in a Parliamentary written answer that "no formal measures are necessary to give effect to this decision".

Other places that are associated with the title are:
*Strata Florida, the Cistercian abbey where Llywelyn the Great held council in 1238.
*Machynlleth, where Owain Glyndŵr held a parliament in 1404.
*Ludlow (in England), seat of the Council of Wales and the Marches from 1473 to 1689.
*The Royal Town of Caernarfon, where the Prince of Wales' investiture takes place since 1969.
*St. Davids, the "de facto" ecclesiastical capital and birthplace of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales.

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/2854567.stm BBC News: Capital claims - A city's struggle]


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